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Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Purposedifferent
For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
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1-4 h2-4 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-82-62-6
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action BacklogMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
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InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
Root causeSafetyIncident
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis