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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  UX Research User Interviews |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | 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 several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 30–60 min per interview | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 1 participant per interview | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |
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