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Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Purposedifferent
When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping