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category,method_name,description,facilitation_prompts,best_for,complexity,typical_duration |
category |
method_name |
description |
facilitation_prompts |
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diagnosis,Five Whys Root Cause,Drill down through layers of symptoms to uncover true root cause by asking why five times,Why did this happen?|Why is that the case?|Why does that occur?|What's beneath that?|What's the root cause?,linear-causation,simple,10-15 |
diagnosis |
Five Whys Root Cause |
Drill down through layers of symptoms to uncover true root cause by asking why five times |
Why did this happen?|Why is that the case?|Why does that occur?|What's beneath that?|What's the root cause? |
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diagnosis,Fishbone Diagram,Map all potential causes across categories - people process materials equipment environment - to systematically explore cause space,What people factors contribute?|What process issues?|What material problems?|What equipment factors?|What environmental conditions?,complex-multi-factor,moderate,20-30 |
diagnosis |
Fishbone Diagram |
Map all potential causes across categories - people process materials equipment environment - to systematically explore cause space |
What people factors contribute?|What process issues?|What material problems?|What equipment factors?|What environmental conditions? |
| 4 |
diagnosis,Problem Statement Refinement,Transform vague complaints into precise actionable problem statements that focus solution effort,What exactly is wrong?|Who is affected and how?|When and where does it occur?|What's the gap between current and desired?|What makes this a problem?,problem-framing,simple,10-15 |
diagnosis |
Problem Statement Refinement |
Transform vague complaints into precise actionable problem statements that focus solution effort |
What exactly is wrong?|Who is affected and how?|When and where does it occur?|What's the gap between current and desired?|What makes this a problem? |
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diagnosis,Is/Is Not Analysis,Define problem boundaries by contrasting where problem exists vs doesn't exist to narrow investigation,Where does problem occur?|Where doesn't it?|When does it happen?|When doesn't it?|Who experiences it?|Who doesn't?|What pattern emerges?,pattern-identification,simple,15-20 |
diagnosis |
Is/Is Not Analysis |
Define problem boundaries by contrasting where problem exists vs doesn't exist to narrow investigation |
Where does problem occur?|Where doesn't it?|When does it happen?|When doesn't it?|Who experiences it?|Who doesn't?|What pattern emerges? |
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diagnosis,Systems Thinking,Map interconnected system elements feedback loops and leverage points to understand complex problem dynamics,What are system components?|What relationships exist?|What feedback loops?|What delays occur?|Where are leverage points? |
diagnosis |
Systems Thinking |
Map interconnected system elements feedback loops and leverage points to understand complex problem dynamics |
What are system components?|What relationships exist?|What feedback loops?|What delays occur?|Where are leverage points? |
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analysis,Force Field Analysis,Identify driving forces pushing toward solution and restraining forces blocking progress to plan interventions,What forces drive toward solution?|What forces resist change?|Which are strongest?|Which can we influence?|What's the strategy? |
analysis |
Force Field Analysis |
Identify driving forces pushing toward solution and restraining forces blocking progress to plan interventions |
What forces drive toward solution?|What forces resist change?|Which are strongest?|Which can we influence?|What's the strategy? |
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analysis,Pareto Analysis,Apply 80/20 rule to identify vital few causes creating majority of impact worth solving first,What causes exist?|What's the frequency or impact of each?|What's the cumulative impact?|What vital few drive 80%?|Focus where? |
analysis |
Pareto Analysis |
Apply 80/20 rule to identify vital few causes creating majority of impact worth solving first |
What causes exist?|What's the frequency or impact of each?|What's the cumulative impact?|What vital few drive 80%?|Focus where? |