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Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
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.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-4 Wochen2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional45-75 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-10 KundenDesigners, developers as users, and facilitation2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsTest Matrix, Test Plan
Tags1 shared
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
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