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Criterion
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Purposedifferent
Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min1-3 h20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-102-81-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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