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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
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 Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
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 strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-2 h Setup45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-203-82-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadenceImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
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