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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Operations Kaizen Event |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 0.5-5 Tage | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 4-10 | 3-10 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |