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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |