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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation How Might We | ![]() Delivery Cost of Delay | ![]() Agile WSJF |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | When many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Ranked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay Assumptions |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization |
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