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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-90 min | 1-6 Wochen | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-12 | 4-10 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |