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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60-120 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 5-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |
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