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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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.When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview45–90 min30–60 min per interview1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews3-101 participant per interview3-10 Kunden
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasInterview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
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