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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
5-202-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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Decision Making
RAPID