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Criterion
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend15-30 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
3-1211-61
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationFocusTasks
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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