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| Criterion |  Delivery Shape Up |  UX Research Surveys |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 3-14 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | 2-4 pro Pitch | 50+ | 4-10 | 5-10 Interviews |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | QuantitativeResearchValidation | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationInterviewsPrototype |