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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Purposedifferent
When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
45–90 min30 min Setup, dann laufendMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-101-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasRAID Log, Status Report SourceMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
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