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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Decision Making OODA Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | 4-10 | 3-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ChangeDecisionStrategy | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy |