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| Criterion |  Innovation Double Diamond |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Operations Process Mapping |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per Phase | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | ProcessDivergenceInnovation | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | ProcessOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |