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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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