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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Operations Change Analysis |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-6 h | 45-120 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |