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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Innovation Design Sprint |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | 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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 4-5 Tage | 45–90 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 5-8 | 3-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | InnovationPrototypeResearch |