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Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Purposedifferent
Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
5-20 min1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-81-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Understanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
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LearningUnderstandingCommunication
FlowMeasurementConstraints
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats