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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
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 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.For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview4-5 Tage0.5-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews5-84-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleKaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup