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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-5 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 5-10 Interviews | Nutzertraffic | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | InnovationPrototypeResearch |