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Paper illustration for Root Cause Tree Analysis
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Root Cause Tree Analysis
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UX Design
Design Studio
Purposedifferent
For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timesame
1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, CountermeasuresSketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions
Tagsno overlap
Root causeTreeIncidentQuality
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
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8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis