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Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h30-60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-104-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping