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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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.When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-60 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-85-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineICE Table, Top Idea ListRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam