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Criterion
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.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.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalf day1-3 h2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresLeverage Map, Action StrategyContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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FlowMeasurementConstraints
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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