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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 2-4 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | 3-12 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | InnovationPrototypeResearch | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |