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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
Operations
Theory of Constraints
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram