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Decision Making
DACI
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UX Research
User Interviews
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
Purposedifferent
In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.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
30-60 min30–60 min per interview30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
2-101 participant per interview5-12 Interviews
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogInterview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes
Tagsno overlap
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
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