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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
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Timedifferent
20-45 min1-3 h30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
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Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
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ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
SensemakingDecisionRationale
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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