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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities.When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend30-60 min je Interview30–60 min
Participantsdifferent
15-12 Interviews4-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer QuotesEmpathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
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Operations
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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.
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