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| Criterion |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 h | Mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-30 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |