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Criterion
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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Operations
Change Analysis
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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews2-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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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
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Product Discovery
Problem Interview
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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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UX Research
User Interviews