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Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Purposedifferent
When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-102-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsIceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention IdeasRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving