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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Diary Study | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 60-90 min | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 4-10 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |
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