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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  UX Research User Interviews |  UX Research Personas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | 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 target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 20-45 min | 30–60 min per interview | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 1-8 | 1 participant per interview | Internes Team |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ResearchCustomerSynthesis |