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Criterion
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UX Research
Personas
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge 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 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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage30-60 min je Interview1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team5-12 Interviews3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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UX Research
User Interviews
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree