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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  UX Research Personas |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 30–60 min | 1-3 Tage | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-8 | Internes Team | 5-12 Interviews |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer |