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| Criterion |  Innovation Double Diamond |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Operations Process Mapping |  Agile Sailboat 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 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. | 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 a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per Phase | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ProcessDivergenceInnovation | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | ProcessOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |