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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Root Cause Analysis | ![]() Facilitation World Café |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 12-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking |
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