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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | KPI Tree, Owner List | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |