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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Purposedifferent
IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h90-180 min2-4 h20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-123-121-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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