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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Decision Making RAPID |  Product Discovery Assumption 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. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | DecisionRolesGovernance | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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