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Criterion
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timesame
30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
Root causeQualityOperations
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom