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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Operations MORT Analysis |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 45-90 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | MORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | Root causeSafetySystemicIncident | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |