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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Decision Making DACI |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Decision Making Decision Rights 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-10 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |