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| Criterion |  Team Design Team Cognitive Load Assessment |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team juggles too many domains, systems, or handoffs, it measures mental overload as an organizational problem. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a cognitive-load profile and action list. | 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 20-45 min | 2-4 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-12 | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cognitive Load Profile, Action List | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | TeamComplexityImprovementDiagnosis | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |