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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 4-5 Tage | 15-45 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | InnovationPrototypeResearch |