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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
A paper-based illustration representing Kano Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Kano Model
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Purposedifferent
When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.When features need to be distinguished by their effect on satisfaction, it makes expectations and surprises comparable. It separates basic needs, performance contribution, and delight.When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45–90 min1-2 Tage30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
3-1010-501 participant per interview
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasKano Matrix, Feature Classes, Priority ThemesInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
SatisfactionPrioritizationCustomer
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview