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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Innovation TRIZ |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-90 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |
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