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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Delivery RAID Log |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 60-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 4-20 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |