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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan