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Criterion
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Purposedifferent
When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min1-2 Tage20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-203-101-41-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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