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Criterion
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Purposedifferent
CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.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.After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsPostmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability
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4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping