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Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Purposedifferent
For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.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.
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HighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
2-6 h60-180 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-1012-100+2-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective ActionsTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
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Fishbowl Discussion