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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min je Interview | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-10 Interviews | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | ChangeDecisionStrategy | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |