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Criterion
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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.When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min2-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-103-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping