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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research HEART Framework | ![]() Growth Hooked Model | ![]() UX Research Diary Study | ![]() Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. | 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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 120 min initial, dann laufend | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 5-20 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | GrowthBehaviorRetention | UX researchTrackingBehavior | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |



