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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation 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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h30 min Setup, dann laufend20-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone1-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsRAID Log, Status Report SourceOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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