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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-5 | 2-8 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationDemandMVP | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |