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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
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 team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 30-60 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 3-10 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |
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