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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-5 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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