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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
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 Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design.When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 WochenMultiple workshops over several weeks1-2 Wochen pro Iteration
Participantsdifferent
5-202-82-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineHooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics checkPrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
GrowthBehaviorRetention
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
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Product Discovery
Fake Door Test