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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
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.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.
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20-45 min45-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-123-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
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ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree