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Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
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UX Research
Card Sorting
Purposedifferent
When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations.
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Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 Kunden4-10Based on research question
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsContent groups, Label set, IA hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
InnovationPrototypeResearch
Information architectureNavigationStructure
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A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Wizard of Oz Test
Product Discovery
Wizard of Oz Test
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test