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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
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 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen5-15 min1-2 TageWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus
Participantsdifferent
5-201-5Based on research question2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
StartupValidationCompetition
Information architectureNavigationFindability
LeanStartupValidationMVP
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