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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Innovation TRIZ |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 45-90 min | 1-4 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-5 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationDemandMVP | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | LeanStartupValidationMVP |