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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 1-3 h | 60–90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | IdeationInnovationCreativity | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |