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Criterion
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview
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.Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list.The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30–60 min per interviewHalf day90-180 min30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-83-65-12 Interviews
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryValue Chain Map, Lever ListVRIO Table, Strategic ActionsInterview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer
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