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Criterion
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-123-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Emotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid