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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Purposedifferent
Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 h45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-84-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement ActionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
FlowMeasurementConstraints
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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