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| Criterion |  Innovation Double Diamond |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  UX Research Surveys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate | 4-5 Tage | Mehrere Wochen | 3-14 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 50+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per Phase | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights |
Tagsno overlap | ProcessDivergenceInnovation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | QuantitativeResearchValidation |