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Criterion
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate je Goal45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping