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Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
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When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
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30-120 min2-6 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-63-82-6
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Observation Notes, Improvement IdeasCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention IdeasMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
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LeanObservationProcessOperations
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis