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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowHigh
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage60-90 min1-6 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
6-124-104-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership MapProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
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Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
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Fishbone Diagram
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis