Which of the following are directed conversations for gathering ideas, opinions about a product, service, problem, or opportunity?

Interviews are conducted one-on-one or with a small number of participants and are not group conversations, making them distinct from the group format described in the question.

Group discussions are informal and unstructured exchanges without a trained facilitator directing the conversation toward specific goals.

Feedback loops are iterative processes for reviewing and incorporating stakeholder input over time, not a directed conversation technique for initial idea gathering.

Focus groups are a facilitated elicitation technique where a trained moderator directs a group of pre-qualified stakeholders or subject matter experts in a structured conversation to gather their expectations, attitudes, and opinions about a product, service, problem, or opportunity. The key differentiator is that focus groups are directed - moderated discussions with a specific agenda - rather than open-ended exchanges. This makes them distinct from general group discussions, which lack the structured facilitation component.