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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
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Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.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 team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-123-123-10
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Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
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Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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