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Criterion
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Innovation
Brainwriting
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UX Research
User Interviews
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
Purposedifferent
When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.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.When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min30–60 min per interview30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
3-121 participant per interview5-12 Interviews
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listInterview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
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Innovation
Design Charrette
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Facilitation
Mind Mapping
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree