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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60-120 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 10-50 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |