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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
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.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-60 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-123-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
GrowthRetentionConversion
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