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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-82-63-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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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