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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 5-12 Interviews | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |