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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Innovation TRIZ |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 15-45 min | 1-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | IdeationInnovationCreativity |