Turns workflows, data, causes, and improvements into a tangible result through defining the problem, asking why, and defining countermeasures.
Core question: Which controllable cause behind the symptom can the team fix with a concrete countermeasure?
Analysis methodMethod form: Analysis method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
15-30 min
2-6
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns workflows, data, causes, and improvements into a tangible result by defining the problem, capturing the current state, and defining follow-up actions.
Core question: Which root cause behind the problem can be shifted with a testable countermeasure so that the target state is demonstrably reached?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
2-5
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns group inputs, selection, and decision-making into a tangible result by collecting problems silently, clustering and prioritizing, and choosing experiments.
Core question: Which problem is most important right now, and which concrete first step changes it in the next 14 days?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
60-90 min
4-10
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Clarifies workflows, data, causes, and improvements by framing the situation, analyzing the problem with is/is not, and planning risks and actions.
Core question: Which cause, decision, or risk measure can be derived through disciplined separation of facts, hypotheses, and decision criteria?
Analysis methodMethod form: Analysis method. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
2-8 h
2-8
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InnovationCategory: Innovation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Clarifies ideas, open questions, and testable next steps by framing the contradiction, identifying improving and worsening factors, and checking feasibility.
Core question: Which inventive principles resolve the identified contradiction, and which concrete concepts emerge when these principles are applied to the problem?
Analysis methodMethod form: Analysis method. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-4 h
2-8
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns workflows, data, causes, and improvements into a tangible result by describing the problem precisely, collecting data and events, and deriving countermeasures and controls.
Core question: Which systemic causes caused or enabled the problem, and which countermeasures prevent recurrence instead of only treating symptoms?
Analysis methodMethod form: Analysis method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-4 h
3-8
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InnovationCategory: Innovation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns ideas, open questions, and testable next steps into a tangible result by naming the improvement goal, stating the worsening side effect, and refining and testing solution ideas.
Core question: Which improvement causes which downside, and which assumption makes the contradiction appear unavoidable?
Analysis methodMethod form: Analysis method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.