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| Criterion |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
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 improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tags1 shared | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |
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