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Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
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 research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview45–90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews3-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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