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Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Purposedifferent
When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-30 min Planung, laufend25 min Zyklen
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team2-4 pro Pitch11
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PlanningTime managementFocus
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
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