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| Criterion |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-120 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Wochen bis Monate je Goal |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports |
Tagsno overlap | LeanObservationProcessOperations | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments |
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