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Criterion
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Purposedifferent
When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared 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
45-90 min30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
2-81 participant per interview
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
Tagsno overlap
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
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Decision Making
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Product Strategy
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview