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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  UX Research Personas |  UX Research User Interviews |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. | When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible. | When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-3 Tage | 30–60 min per interview | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | Internes Team | 1 participant per interview | 5-12 Interviews |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation |