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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
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.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing