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Criterion
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard.When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
120 min initial, dann laufend45–90 min30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
3-63-101 participant per interview
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
HEART-GSM Table, DashboardTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
Tagsno overlap
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric