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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Innovation TRIZ |  UX Research Surveys |  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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-4 h | 3-14 Tage | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | 2-8 | 50+ | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | QuantitativeResearchValidation | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |