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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
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.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen2-4 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-123-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
GrowthRetentionConversion
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A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix