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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.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
LowMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
45–90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down2-4 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-102-4 pro Pitch2-62-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action BacklogMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Root causeSafetyIncident
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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