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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Solution Interview | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Innovation Design Thinking | ![]() Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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 system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 60-90 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | 4-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |



