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Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
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The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring.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.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.
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30-60 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-102-63-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Iceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention IdeasMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
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Theory of Constraints Thinking Process