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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Purposedifferent
When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.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 it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-2 h45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-123-101-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsPolarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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