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Criterion
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Purposedifferent
When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations.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
LowHigh
Timedifferent
20-45 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Content groups, Label set, IA hypothesesLeverage Map, Action Strategy
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationStructure
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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