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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Engineering Golden Path |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
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 teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 Kunden |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery |
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