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Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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 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.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.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
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-82-51-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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