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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|
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 problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timesame | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | Root causeQualityOperations |
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