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Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend30-120 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-65-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Contextual Inquiry.
UX Research
Contextual Inquiry
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event