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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Personas | ![]() Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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