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Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
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Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-103-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsLeverage Map, Action Strategy
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RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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