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| Criterion |  Innovation TRIZ |  Growth A/B Testing |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 1-4 Wochen | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 4-10 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |