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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept 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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
5-202-81-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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Decision Making
Delphi Method