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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Operations MORT Analysis |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Operations Family Tree Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | For a series of incidents with a similar pattern, the method arranges individual events as branches of a common origin. It makes visible which conditions keep recurring. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 30–60 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 2-6 | 4-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic |