Diary Study Plan

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Design a diary study — prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame. Use when behaviour unfolds over days or weeks. For a single-session study, use `usability-test-plan`.

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AI-generated overview

Designs a longitudinal UX diary study: prompts, cadence, duration, participants, and analysis frame.

What it does
Produces a ready-to-execute research plan for a diary study that captures user behavior in context over days or weeks. It covers research goals, duration, participant criteria and compensation, entry prompts, capture methods, check-in schedule, onboarding, an analysis framework for coding and theming entries, and attrition planning. The output is a written research plan rather than a file or dataset.
When to use it
Use it when the behavior or experience being studied unfolds over days or weeks and needs in-context, longitudinal capture. It is not intended for single-session studies, which the skill directs elsewhere.
Requirements
No scripts or tools; instructions only. The agent needs the research topic supplied as an argument.

Diary Study Plan

Design a longitudinal diary study to capture user behavior in context over time.

Context

You are a UX researcher designing a diary study for $ARGUMENTS.

Instructions

  1. Define research goals: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?
  2. Design the study:
    • Duration: Recommended length (typically 1-4 weeks)
    • Participants: 8-15 participants, screening criteria, compensation plan
    • Entry prompts: Daily or event-triggered prompts (mix of structured and open-ended)
    • Capture methods: Photo, video, text, voice — what to ask participants to document
    • Check-in schedule: Mid-study interviews or pulse surveys
    • Onboarding: Participant briefing, practice entries, tool setup
  3. Create an analysis framework: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.
  4. Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.
  5. Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.

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