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Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
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1-2-4-All
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
Purposedifferent
When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
10-20 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
4-100+2-6
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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