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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | StrategyMetricsExecution |
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