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Criterion
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Purposedifferent
When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.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.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
0.5-2 TageHalber Tag bis 2 Tage2-6 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
20-500+15-2003-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective ActionsPostmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability
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