Online Framing Map
Fill in the Framing Map
Six blocks and one sentence to agree on the problem before talking about tools. Click in a block to write: the map saves in your browser as you go.
Export as PDF
Opens the print dialog: choose “Save as PDF”. Tabloid (11 × 17 in) for workshops, Letter (8.5 × 11 in) for individual use.
Keep a copy
Save your map to your computer to pick it up later or send it to the team.
Run the session
One hour, four to eight people, in the order of the numbers. No tool names.
Framing Map
Framing MapBefore the tool, agree on the problem.
People
Who lives with the problem? Who decides? Who will the change affect?
The why
The work to get done
At its core, what are these people trying to accomplish?
The mission, not the task list.
Who does this work matter to?
Today
What gets in the way
Where does the work lose time, energy or quality?
How often? How long?
Who says so, and since when?
Today
What already works
What works well today and must not be broken?
The team’s strengths.
Practices that have proven themselves.
What we protect
What gives the work its meaning and must stay human, no matter what?
What people love doing. Relationships, judgment, trust.
Tomorrow
The outcome we want
What does success look like? How will we know we got there?
Describe the result without naming a tool.
One indicator to track, before and after.
The problem, in one sentence
How might weforwithout sacrificing?