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| Criterion |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |  Innovation Starbursting |
|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timesame | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery |
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