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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 30-60 min je Interview | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 5-12 Interviews | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |
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