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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Reverse Brainstorming
Innovation
Reverse Brainstorming
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-201-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-124-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRAID Log, Status Report SourceReverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution IdeasIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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