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Criterion
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Purposedifferent
Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowHigh
Timedifferent
1-5 Tage20–45 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
4-12Small cross-functional group3-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
Tagsno overlap
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis