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Criterion
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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 is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
20-45 min2-4 h60–90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-122-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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