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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
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 problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min30-60 min
Participantssame
2-82-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
Root causeQualityOperations
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