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| Criterion |  Innovation Double Diamond |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 45-60 min | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per Phase | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ProcessDivergenceInnovation | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |