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| Criterion |  Operations After-Action Review |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 15-45 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-10 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | LearningOperationsImprovement | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |
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