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| Criterion |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  UX Research Card Sorting |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | Mehrere Wochen | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | Based on research question |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | Information architectureNavigationStructure |
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