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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Opportunity Interview | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas | ![]() UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-2 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 3-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas |
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