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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable.For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min0.5-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-201-64-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineLean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment BacklogKaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle