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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
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Purposedifferent
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 a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen30-60 min je Interview30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
4-105-10 Interviews5-12 Interviews
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsSolution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments
Tagsno overlap
InnovationPrototypeResearch
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
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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 Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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