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Criterion
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
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.Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely.When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-123-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesPolarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsDelegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role Agreements
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
AutonomyRolesTeam
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Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)