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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |
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