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Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
Purposedifferent
When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
60-180 minMehrere Tage bis Wochen15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
12-100+2-62-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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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 Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis