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UX Research
User Interviews
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UX Design
Design Studio
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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.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview1-3 h30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-85-12 Interviews
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummarySketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
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How Might We
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