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| Criterion |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |
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