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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel 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.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 options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen60-120 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
5-203-82-81-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionFunnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
GrowthRetentionConversion
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
AnalyticsConversionGrowth
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