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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Agile Example Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 20-40 min pro Story | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 10-50 | 3-6 | 3-7 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |