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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |  UX Research Surveys |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 3-14 Tage | 4-5 Tage | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 50+ | 5-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation | QuantitativeResearchValidation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |