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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Operations After-Action Review |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 30–60 min | 20-45 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 4-8 | 3-12 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | LearningOperationsImprovement | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |