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Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Emotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
KnowledgeMappingRisk
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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