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Criterion
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UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
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 project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryRisk Matrix, Top Risk List
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
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