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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | 30-180 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1-6 | 20-500+ | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue |