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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  UX Design Design Studio |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates. | 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 a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 1-3 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 3-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | InnovationPrototypeResearch | IdeationInnovationCreativity |