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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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.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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview45-90 min30-60 min je Interview45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews2-85-12 Interviews2-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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