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Product Discovery
Problem Interview
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
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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.For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews4-102-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
InnovationPrototypeResearch
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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Product Discovery
Solution Interview
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Product Discovery
Concierge MVP