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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1 h bis mehrere Wochen1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
5-201-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelinePDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method