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Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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 tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.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.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min0.5-5 Tage45-90 min30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListKaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work UpdateExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
LeanObservationProcessOperations
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