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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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
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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview45-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews2-62-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceOpportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity
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