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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis
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 critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
5-203-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineFailure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response Actions
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
FailureResilienceRisk
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping