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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min45-90 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-53-123-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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