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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.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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Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
1-61-63-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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DecisionTreeOptions
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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