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Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Purposedifferent
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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
30-120 min1-5 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-64-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Observation Notes, Improvement IdeasLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method