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Criterion
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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.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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-102-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesRAID Log, Status Report SourceDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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