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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy PESTLE 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 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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 30-60 min je Interview | 30-60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 5-10 Interviews | 3-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StrategyMarketAnalysis |