Bernhard Schieber

Formal After-Action Review

Knowledge

Formal After-Action Reviews use planned observation and preparation to support collective reconstruction. External observers and supporting records help compare events with intended performance. The additional structure should strengthen participation and subsequent adaptation, without converting the discussion into a verdict on individual worth.

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Editorial orientation · Family

Tool

In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.

Editorial orientation · Category

Intervention Methods & Practices

Organizes actions intended to facilitate, plan, train, negotiate, coordinate or change a situation. It connects a practical purpose with a way of working, whose conditions and consequences must be examined.

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