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| Criterion |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | IdeationInnovationCreativity | InnovationPrototypeResearch | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |