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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  UX Research Diary Study |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 5-20 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | UX researchTrackingBehavior | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |