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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
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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 the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage30-60 min je Interview4-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team5-12 Interviews5-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
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Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews