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Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
Paper illustration for Fault Tree Analysis.
Operations
Fault Tree Analysis
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Purposedifferent
When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration.For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen2-6 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-63-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementFault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control ActionsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
RiskRoot causeSafety
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis