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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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UX Design
Design Studio
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min1-3 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker