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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. | 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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45–75 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | Team members involved | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | SensemakingDecisionRationale |