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Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
A paper-based illustration representing Kano Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Kano Model
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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 features need to be distinguished by their effect on satisfaction, it makes expectations and surprises comparable. It separates basic needs, performance contribution, and delight.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage1-2 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team10-504-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesKano Matrix, Feature Classes, Priority ThemesIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
SatisfactionPrioritizationCustomer
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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Innovation
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Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
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