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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
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 critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage. | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | RiskRoot causeSafety | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |
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