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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Purposedifferent
For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
Mehrere Tage bis Wochen45-60 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-82-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
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Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test