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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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 product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-2 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadenceStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model