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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Solution Interview | ![]() Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|
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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |
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