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| Criterion |  Operations Change Analysis |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | 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. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | Mehrere Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 3-10 Kunden | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | InnovationPrototypeResearch |