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Operations
Accountability Ladder
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Agile
Mad Sad Glad
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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 a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.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 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-101-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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