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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Agile Bucket System |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 10-50 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |