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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 4-10 | 3-10 Kunden | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | InnovationPrototypeResearch | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |