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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
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.Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-3 h5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-81-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineFive Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyCompetitionMarket
StartupValidationCompetition
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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 Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis