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Criterion
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-20
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
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Root causeQualityOperations
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping