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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  UX Research Surveys |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |  UX Research User Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought. | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 3-14 Tage | 30-60 min je Interview | 30–60 min per interview |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 50+ | 5-12 Interviews | 1 participant per interview |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary |
Tagsno overlap | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | QuantitativeResearchValidation | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery |