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Criterion
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Purposedifferent
DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-2 h45-90 min30-90 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-52-82-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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