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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Operations After-Action Review |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | LearningOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |