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Criterion
Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
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 safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere IterationenMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantssame
2-62-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
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.
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Family Tree Analysis
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis