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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Facilitation World Café |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | 60-180 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-8 | 12-100+ | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |