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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Opportunity Interview | ![]() Systems Thinking Current Reality 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. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |
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