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Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
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Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Purposedifferent
When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements.When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 minHalf day90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Team-Leads plus Architecture5-15
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairSpotify Model Map, Action List
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
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Facilitation
Team Charter
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Facilitation
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Business Strategy
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