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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | 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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 1-2 h | Mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 1-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | KnowledgeMappingRisk |