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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
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.Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-20 min45-90 min20-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
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Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresUnderstanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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