This fishbone-diagram prompt forces AI to check 6 cause categories before diagnosing
alex_verem · x · 2026-09-12
A shareable prompt applies Ishikawa's 1960s fishbone root-cause framework to AI chat: before proposing any fix, the model must map 2-3 possible causes across six branches (People, Process, Tools, Materials, Measurement, Environment), identify the most likely root cause with reasoning, and suggest one targeted fix. The author argues this prevents AI from jumping to the first plausible answer, and it works for business, product, hiring, or ops problems.
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