methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

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 for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-2 h45-120 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-83-81-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
DecisionTreeOptions
Add more methods