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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Polarity Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | 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 a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | 2-4 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 5-15 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance Actions | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |