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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation | ![]() Operations Kaizen Event | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects 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 tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 0.5-5 Tage | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 4-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |
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