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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
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.Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs.When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 WochenMehrere Wochen3-14 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-202-6 researchers plus sample50+
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineDesired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypothesesSurvey Results, Charts, Segment Insights
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative
QuantitativeResearchValidation
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A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check