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| Criterion |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min daily | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 20-35 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 4-10 | 1-5 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |