5 Whys Template

5 Whys Template, within the Milanote app

Challenge assumptions by asking the right questions

Get to the core of the problem with the 5 whys template. Originally developed by Japanese industrialist, inventor, and founder of Toyota, Sakichi Toyoda, the technique is an effective way to find underlying challenges and motivations.

This template guides you through the series of five questions so you can challenge assumptions and seek improvements along the way.

Bring your team together in Milanote to collaborate in real time on the problem. Instantly see your team's changes, leave comments, and never miss a thing with smart notifications and alerts.

  • Explore ideas
  • Organize visually
  • Share with your team & clients
  • Gather feedback
  • Export to PDF
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Collect everything in one place

Milanote is the visual way to collect everything that powers your creative work. Simple text editing & task management helps you organize your thoughts and plans. Upload images, video, files and more.

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Organize visually

Milanote's flexible drag and drop interface lets you arrange things in whatever way makes sense to you. Break out of linear documents and see your research, ideas and plans side-by-side.

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Collaborate with your team

Milanote boards can be a private place to think, or a shared workspace for collaboration—you're in total control of who sees what. Instantly see your team's changes, leave comments, and never miss a thing with smart notifications and alerts.

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