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Criterion
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
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 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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
120 min initial, dann laufend30–60 min per interview45–90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-61 participant per interview3-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
HEART-GSM Table, DashboardInterview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas
Tagsno overlap
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
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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