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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 8-15 min | 20-40 min pro Story | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-10 | 3-6 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |