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Criterion
Paper radar with five axes, two current and target profiles, and evidence cards beside each dimension.
Decision Making
Radar
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
Purposedifferent
When capabilities, maturity levels, or market positions need to be compared across several dimensions, overview is easily lost. Radar brings different characteristics into a shared picture and shows patterns faster than tables do.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-2 h Setup, laufend15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-1012-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Radar Map, Capability Scores, Action AreasAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
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AssessmentPortfolioCapability
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
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Weekly Review
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving