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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Purposedifferent
For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min90-180 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-54-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts
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LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix