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Criterion
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UX Research
User Interviews
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Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
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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.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview15-30 min30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview1-65-12 Interviews
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
PrioritizationFocusTasks
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
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