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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Systems Thinking Iceberg Model |  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. | The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring. | 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 | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | 1-6 Wochen | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Iceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention Ideas | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |