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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Delivery RAID Log |  Agile ROAM Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 60-120 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-10 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | RAID Log, Status Report Source | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |