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To clarify ambiguous user requests, you conduct a one-question-at-a-time interview to surface the who, why, success criteria, and constraints, producing a restated intent with explicit confirmation before planning begins.

The best way to stress-test underspecified thinking is to trigger a sequential interview using phrases like 'interview me' or 'are we sure?', forming hypotheses and probing with targeted questions until high confidence is achieved.

A one-question-at-a-time interview uncovers underlying user intent by sequentially probing with targeted questions, forming initial hypotheses, and validating goals like success criteria before moving forward.

Yes, you can use this approach for user research to surface constraints and success criteria by systematically probing the who and why behind an ask until the underlying goals are explicit.

You should avoid an intent clarification interview when the initial request is already fully specified with clear success criteria, as the sequential probing process is designed specifically for underspecified asks.