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Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.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.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.
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1-3 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen2-6 h
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage PointsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis
Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram