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Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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UX Research
User Interviews
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
Purposedifferent
When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.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
45-90 min30–60 min per interview30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
3-121 participant per interview5-12 Interviews
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsInterview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid