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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  UX Research Surveys |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 3-14 Tage | 1-3 h | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 50+ | 3-12 | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | QuantitativeResearchValidation | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |