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Criterion
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
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 complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
Mehrere WochenWochen bis Monate30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-6 researchers plus sample3-122-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypothesesProblem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
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OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative
ProcessDivergenceInnovation
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping