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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Innovation Design Thinking | ![]() Innovation TRIZ |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | InnovationPrototypeResearch | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |
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