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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation TRIZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | IdeationInnovationCreativity | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |