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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Delivery MoSCoW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | When a release carries too many demands and priorities are only ever negotiated, MoSCoW creates clear boundaries for the next cut. Must, Should, Could, and Won't make commitment, room for maneuver, and trade-off logic visible to everyone involved. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 4-5 Tage | 90-180 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-8 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Prioritized Backlog, Release Scope, Tradeoff Notes |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | PrioritizationScopeDecision |