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Criterion
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 h45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-82-54-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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