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Criterion
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Purposedifferent
A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-103-123-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesPolarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions
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Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix