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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
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.When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 WochenHalf day2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
5-20Team-Leads plus Architecture3-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
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Facilitation
Team Charter
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping