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Criterion
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview30–60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews4-810-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews