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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  DevOps Incident Command |  Operations Learning Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once. | After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | As needed | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 4-15 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Incident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | IncidentOperationsReliability | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations |