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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning |
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