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Criterion
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Purposedifferent
After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-81-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Lessons learned, Action items, Event summaryRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
LearningOperationsImprovement
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
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 of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping