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Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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.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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview90-180 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryVRIO Table, Strategic ActionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
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QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Business Strategy
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
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Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
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Product Strategy
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