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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
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.The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-2 h60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-104-103-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyAnalysisOptions
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
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