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Criterion
Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Purposedifferent
In critical processes, it is not enough to plan only for the normal case. Failure Scenario Analysis looks at the path into failure and shows which failures, chains, and control gaps cause the most damage.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timesame
1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Failure Scenarios, Risk Notes, Control Gaps, Test and Response ActionsIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
FailureResilienceRisk
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping