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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
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 a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
3-125-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
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A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing