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Criterion
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min45-90 min8-15 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-153-121-104-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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