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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.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.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.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.
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Timedifferent
15-30 min60-90 min1-4 h1-6 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-84-103-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
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