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Operations
Time Blocking
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UX Research
User Interviews
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend30–60 min per interview45–90 min
Participantsdifferent
11 participant per interview3-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanInterview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
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ALPEN Method
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview