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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Growth North Star Metric |  UX Research HEART Framework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 120 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-6 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction |