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UX Research
User Interviews
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
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Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Purposedifferent
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.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview45–90 min30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-105-12 Interviews
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
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Empathy Mapping
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