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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen60-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
5-203-84-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
GrowthRetentionConversion
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping