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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | 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. | 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. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 4-5 Tage | Mehrere Wochen | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 5-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics |