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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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 | Low | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | Half day | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |