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| Criterion |  Innovation Double Diamond |  Operations Kaizen Event |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Operations PDCA Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments. | 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. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate | 0.5-5 Tage | Mehrere Wochen | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-10 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per Phase | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change |
Tagsno overlap | ProcessDivergenceInnovation | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments |