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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Diary Study | ![]() Systems Thinking Futures Wheel | ![]() 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. | 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 |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 60-120 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-10 | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |
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