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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | 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 | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 1-2 h | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |
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