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Paper illustration for Problem Interview
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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Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
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 a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen30-60 min je Interview1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews4-105-10 InterviewsNutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsProblem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsSolution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision
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DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
InnovationPrototypeResearch
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
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