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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Personas | ![]() Product Discovery Problem Interview | ![]() Product Discovery Opportunity Interview | ![]() Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 30-60 min je Interview | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 5-12 Interviews | 5-12 Interviews | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |



