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Paula von Krosigk at 14:19, 1 June 2026

2026-06-01T14:19:12Z

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	\|name=~~The Five Whys~~		\|name=Getting to the core of human behaviour
	\|description=The Five Whys is a simple yet powerful research method from human-centered design. Starting with a broad question about a person's habits or behaviours, you ask "why" five times in a row — not horizontally ("why else?") but vertically, going deeper with each answer until you uncover the emotional and human roots of a problem. The method takes only about 15 minutes, requires nothing more than pens and paper, and is designed to get to the core of a person's beliefs and motivations.		\|description=The Five Whys is a simple yet powerful research method from human-centered design. Starting with a broad question about a person's habits or behaviours, you ask "why" five times in a row — not horizontally ("why else?") but vertically, going deeper with each answer until you uncover the emotional and human roots of a problem. The method takes only about 15 minutes, requires nothing more than pens and paper, and is designed to get to the core of a person's beliefs and motivations.
	\|hypothesis=Stuck in Behaviour Habits		\|hypothesis=Stuck in Behaviour Habits

Paula von Krosigk at 10:22, 21 May 2026

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	\|spatial-limitation=no		\|spatial-limitation=no
	\|target-group=general public, local/district administration, local politicians, city administration, city politicians, residents of particular area, students, NGOs / local interest groups, private companies, schools/education, car drivers, employees at work		\|target-group=general public, local/district administration, local politicians, city administration, city politicians, residents of particular area, students, NGOs / local interest groups, private companies, schools/education, car drivers, employees at work
	~~\|empowerment-strategy=shared knowledge generation~~
	\|visualisation=DK FiveWhys transparent.png		\|visualisation=DK FiveWhys transparent.png
			\|tool-type=Vision
	\|language=english		\|language=english
			\|empowerment-strategy=shared knowledge generation
	}}		}}

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{{semorg-toolbox
|name=The Five Whys
|description=The Five Whys is a simple yet powerful research method from human-centered design. Starting with a broad question about a person's habits or behaviours, you ask "why" five times in a row — not horizontally ("why else?") but vertically, going deeper with each answer until you uncover the emotional and human roots of a problem. The method takes only about 15 minutes, requires nothing more than pens and paper, and is designed to get to the core of a person's beliefs and motivations.
|hypothesis=Stuck in Behaviour Habits

Behavioural lock-ins are rarely about what they appear to be on the surface. The Five Whys is specifically designed to move past surface-level explanations and reach these underlying drivers. Without this depth of understanding, interventions risk targeting the wrong problem.
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|lock-in-cluster=Personal and Social Beliefs, Attitudes, Spatial Organisation
|tool-maturity-level=TML5
|link-information=https://www.designkit.org/methods/the-five-whys.html
|link-material=https://www.designkit.org/methods/the-five-whys.html
|effort-level=very low
|skill-level=very low
|spatial-context=flexible
|spatial-limitation=no
|target-group=general public, local/district administration, local politicians, city administration, city politicians, residents of particular area, students, NGOs / local interest groups, private companies, schools/education, car drivers, employees at work
|empowerment-strategy=shared knowledge generation
|visualisation=DK FiveWhys transparent.png
|language=english
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