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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Product Discovery Opportunity Scoring |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization 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 opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes. | When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Opportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis |