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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Polarity Mapping |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-15 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance Actions | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions |
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