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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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.
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Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-45 minMehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-32-6 researchers plus sample
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleDesired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning