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Criterion
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
A paper-based illustration representing Kano Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Kano Model
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.When features need to be distinguished by their effect on satisfaction, it makes expectations and surprises comparable. It separates basic needs, performance contribution, and delight.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview30-120 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview2-610-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasKano Matrix, Feature Classes, Priority Themes
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
LeanObservationProcessOperations
SatisfactionPrioritizationCustomer
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
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ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
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