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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  UX Research Surveys |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 3-14 Tage | 30-60 min | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 50+ | 4-12 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | QuantitativeResearchValidation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |