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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20–45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | Small cross-functional group | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |
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