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Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
When decisions get stuck between leadership and team, Delegation Poker clarifies the desired scope of autonomy. It shows how much decision-making latitude a role should actually get in practice.Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-103-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Delegation Board, Decision Boundaries, Role AgreementsPolarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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AutonomyRolesTeam
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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