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UX Research
User Interviews
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Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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 an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview1-4 Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-10 Kunden2-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk