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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 1-5 Tage | 1-5 Tage | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |