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Criterion
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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.When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 minHalf day initial, dann laufend45-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Ein Team plus Stakeholder3-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsTeam API DocumentOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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