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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
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 a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview2-8 h45–90 min30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews5-123-105-12 Interviews
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
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