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| Criterion |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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