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Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Purposedifferent
For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.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.
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HighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
2-6 h60-120 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
Tagsno overlap
RiskRoot causeSafety
GrowthRetentionConversion
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 MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree