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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Operations 5 Whys |  Innovation TRIZ |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 1-4 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |