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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.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 team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-2 h60-120 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement ActionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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