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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Operations After-Action Review |  DevOps Incident Timeline Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | For an incident with an unclear sequence, the method makes the timeline precisely visible. It separates perception, reaction, and delay so cause and effect become more clearly readable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | 30-90 min | 20-45 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Incident Timeline, Evidence Log, Delay Analysis, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | LearningOperationsImprovement | IncidentTimelineSite Reliability Engineering |