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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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 unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
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MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen20-45 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-204-105-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineIdea List, Cluster, ShortlistRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom