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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Agile Acceptance Criteria Workshop |  Innovation TRIZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | When a story needs clear checkpoints before implementation, it sharpens expectation and scope together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Acceptance Criteria and a Story Update. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60-120 min | 20-40 min pro Story | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Acceptance Criteria, Story Update | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | AgileRequirementsRefinementBehavior-Driven Development | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |