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Criterion
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Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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UX Research
User Interviews
Purposedifferent
When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.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
MediumLow
Timedifferent
60-180 min30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
4-201 participant per interview
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview