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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Purposedifferent
Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 hHalber Tag bis 2 Tage45-90 minUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter
Participantsdifferent
3-1215-2004-12Scrum Team
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement ActionsImprovement actions, Team agreements
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
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