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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
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.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 WochenHalf day1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
5-203-123-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineLeverage Map, Action StrategyDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
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Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration for Contextual Inquiry.
UX Research
Contextual Inquiry