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| Criterion |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min je Interview | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 5-10 Interviews | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |