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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Innovation TRIZ |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-4 h | 1-2 Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 10-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | IdeationInnovationCreativity |