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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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 several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
20-45 min1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping