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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | Mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-8 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |