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Criterion
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
Purposedifferent
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.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min25-40 min
Participantsdifferent
2-61-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Root cause notes, CountermeasuresLearning Card with evidence and next action
Tagsno overlap
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
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