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| Criterion |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-8 h | 15-45 min | 1-4 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |