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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
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 disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews2-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing