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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
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 topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview3-14 Tage60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews50+2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesSurvey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
QuantitativeResearchValidation
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree