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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Operations RACI Matrix |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible. | 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 45-90 min | Mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |