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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | 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 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |