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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Diary Study | ![]() Systems Thinking VUCA Scan | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix | ![]() Business Strategy Three Horizons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight |



