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Criterion
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Purposedifferent
When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
90-180 min15-30 min30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
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Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListRoot cause notes, CountermeasuresObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
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TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes