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Criterion
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Purposedifferent
The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
20-60 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down20-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
12-4 pro Pitch3-123-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesLessons learned, Action items, Event summaryProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog
Tagsno overlap
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
LearningOperationsImprovement
ProcessOperationsImprovement
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