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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Product Discovery Opportunity Scoring |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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 opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min je Interview | 60-120 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 5-12 Interviews | 3-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Opportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity |