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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
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.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h20-60 min30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListPerspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
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