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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Purposedifferent
For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.
Complexitydifferent
HighLow
Timedifferent
2-8 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions
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Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
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Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
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Decision Jam
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving