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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Operations Change Analysis |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | 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 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 45-120 min | 1-6 Wochen | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-6 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |