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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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.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.When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-4 hHalf day90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-12Team-Leads plus Architecture4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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