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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 4-5 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-8 | 5-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |