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Criterion
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
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.For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min0.5-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-124-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action ItemsKaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationOptionsDecision
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree