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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-5 Tage2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
5-204-122-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanEvent Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
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EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping