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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 Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation 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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-103-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tags1 shared
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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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.
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4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
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Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping