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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Operations 5 Whys |  Architecture arc42 |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 15-30 min | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-6 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication |
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