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Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause 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.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
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30-90 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-102-63-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
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Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Family Tree Analysis