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| Criterion |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  UX Research Surveys |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min daily | 30-60 min je Interview | 3-14 Tage | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 5-10 Interviews | 50+ | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | QuantitativeResearchValidation | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |