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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |
|---|---|---|
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 group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue |
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