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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP 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.When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
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MediumLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-2 Tage0.5-2 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
5-2010-304-122-8
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AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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