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Criterion
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Purposedifferent
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.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min20-45 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
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