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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties. | 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. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 4-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 5-8 | 3-10 Kunden | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | InnovationPrototypeResearch |