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| Criterion |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-6 Wochen | 2-8 h | 30-60 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |