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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min je Interview | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-12 | 5-12 Interviews | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |