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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min1-4 h60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-83-84-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionChallenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation PlanCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
RiskDecisionSensemaking
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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