4.8 KiB
4.8 KiB
| 1 | category | method_name | description | output_pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | core | Five Whys | Drill down to root causes by asking 'why' iteratively. Each answer becomes the basis for the next question. Particularly effective for problem analysis and understanding system failures. | problem → why1 → why2 → why3 → why4 → why5 → root cause |
| 3 | core | First Principles | Break down complex problems into fundamental truths and rebuild from there. Question assumptions and reconstruct understanding from basic principles. | assumptions → deconstruction → fundamentals → reconstruction → solution |
| 4 | structural | SWOT Analysis | Evaluate internal and external factors through Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats. Provides balanced strategic perspective. | strengths → weaknesses → opportunities → threats → strategic insights |
| 5 | structural | Mind Mapping | Create visual representations of interconnected concepts branching from central idea. Reveals relationships and patterns not immediately obvious. | central concept → primary branches → secondary branches → connections → insights |
| 6 | risk | Pre-mortem Analysis | Imagine project has failed and work backwards to identify potential failure points. Proactive risk identification through hypothetical failure scenarios. | future failure → contributing factors → warning signs → preventive measures |
| 7 | risk | Risk Matrix | Evaluate risks by probability and impact to prioritize mitigation efforts. Visual framework for systematic risk assessment. | risk identification → probability assessment → impact analysis → prioritization → mitigation |
| 8 | creative | SCAMPER | Systematic creative thinking through Substitute Combine Adapt Modify Put to other uses Eliminate Reverse. Generates innovative alternatives. | substitute → combine → adapt → modify → other uses → eliminate → reverse |
| 9 | creative | Six Thinking Hats | Explore topic from six perspectives: facts (white) emotions (red) caution (black) optimism (yellow) creativity (green) process (blue). | facts → emotions → risks → benefits → alternatives → synthesis |
| 10 | analytical | Root Cause Analysis | Systematic investigation to identify fundamental causes rather than symptoms. Uses various techniques to drill down to core issues. | symptoms → immediate causes → intermediate causes → root causes → solutions |
| 11 | analytical | Fishbone Diagram | Visual cause-and-effect analysis organizing potential causes into categories. Also known as Ishikawa diagram for systematic problem analysis. | problem statement → major categories → potential causes → sub-causes → prioritization |
| 12 | strategic | PESTLE Analysis | Examine Political Economic Social Technological Legal Environmental factors. Comprehensive external environment assessment. | political → economic → social → technological → legal → environmental → implications |
| 13 | strategic | Value Chain Analysis | Examine activities that create value from raw materials to end customer. Identifies competitive advantages and improvement opportunities. | primary activities → support activities → linkages → value creation → optimization |
| 14 | process | Journey Mapping | Visualize end-to-end experience identifying touchpoints pain points and opportunities. Understanding through customer or user perspective. | stages → touchpoints → actions → emotions → pain points → opportunities |
| 15 | process | Service Blueprint | Map service delivery showing frontstage backstage and support processes. Reveals service complexity and improvement areas. | customer actions → frontstage → backstage → support processes → improvement areas |
| 16 | stakeholder | Stakeholder Mapping | Identify and analyze stakeholders by interest and influence. Strategic approach to stakeholder engagement. | identification → interest analysis → influence assessment → engagement strategy |
| 17 | stakeholder | Empathy Map | Understand stakeholder perspectives through what they think feel see say do. Deep understanding of user needs and motivations. | thinks → feels → sees → says → does → pains → gains |
| 18 | decision | Decision Matrix | Evaluate options against weighted criteria for objective decision making. Systematic comparison of alternatives. | criteria definition → weighting → scoring → calculation → ranking → selection |
| 19 | decision | Cost-Benefit Analysis | Compare costs against benefits to evaluate decision viability. Quantitative approach to decision validation. | cost identification → benefit identification → quantification → comparison → recommendation |
| 20 | validation | Devil's Advocate | Challenge assumptions and proposals by arguing opposing viewpoint. Stress-testing through deliberate opposition. | proposal → counter-arguments → weaknesses → blind spots → strengthened proposal |
| 21 | validation | Red Team Analysis | Simulate adversarial perspective to identify vulnerabilities. Security and robustness through adversarial thinking. | current approach → adversarial view → attack vectors → vulnerabilities → countermeasures |