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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause 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 a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
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20-45 min30-60 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-123-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
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ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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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 for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving