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| Criterion |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | 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. | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | Mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |
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