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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
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.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.
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MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-120 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
5-203-84-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
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Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
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