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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat 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.After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 h30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-103-124-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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