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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Operations RACI Matrix |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | Mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |