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Product Discovery
Problem Interview
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Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview10-20 min daily1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews11
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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