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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | Half day | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |
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