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Criterion
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Purposedifferent
Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.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 expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
5-20 min45-90 minHalf day initial, dann laufend60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-12Ein Team plus Stakeholder2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Understanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsTeam API DocumentCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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