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Criterion
Paper illustration for Golden Circle
Growth
Golden Circle
Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
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Root Cause Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Purposedifferent
In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement.For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie.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.For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.
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30-60 min1-3 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
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Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning DraftCause Tree, Evidence Notes, CountermeasuresMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
MarketingPositioningCommunication
Root causeTreeIncidentQuality
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Root causeSafetyIncident
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