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| Criterion |  Operations Family Tree Analysis |  Facilitation Responsibility Poker |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Operations Barrier Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 20-45 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-10 | 1-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Family Tree Diagram, Pattern Notes, Systemic Measures | Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Barrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | Root causePatternsIncidentSystemic | RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | Root causeSafetyIncident |