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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Diary Study | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns | ![]() Agile Example 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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1-6 | 3-7 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement |
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