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Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Purposedifferent
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.For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.
Complexitydifferent
LowHigh
Timedifferent
30-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-203-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
RiskRoot causeSafety
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis