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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument 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 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
20-45 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-121-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop