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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
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.Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min5-20 min20-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesUnderstanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
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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 Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review