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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Systems Thinking Theory of Change |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | Theory of Change translates a desired impact into a traceable chain of change. It makes assumptions, intermediate goals, and measurement points visible before a program is rolled out at scale. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 0.5-2 Tage | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 4-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Theory of Change Map, Assumptions, Outcome Measures |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | ImpactOutcomesSystems thinkingStrategy |
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