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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-2 Tage | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 5-10 Interviews | 10-30 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |