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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 of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
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 target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.
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LowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-8Internes Team
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation BacklogPersona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes
Tagsno overlap
Root causeQualityOperations
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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Affinity Diagramming
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Affinity Diagramming
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