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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 for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-3 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-83-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineFive Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyCompetitionMarket
GrowthRetentionConversion
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
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