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| Criterion |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  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. | 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. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-6 Wochen | 60–90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |
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