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Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min30-120 min20-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-61-82-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
LeanObservationProcessOperations
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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