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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Purposedifferent
When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen60-90 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-204-1015-200
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentSession Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
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Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop