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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.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.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.
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MediumLowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-60 min45-90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
5-2013-84-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
StrategyMetricsExecution
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