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| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 10-20 min | 2-6 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-100+ | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | RiskRoot causeSafety | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |