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Criterion
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity 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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview45-120 min30-60 min je Interview30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview2-65-12 Interviews5-12 Interviews
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
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