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Criterion
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
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.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.
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45-120 minHalf day2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
2-63-123-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
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Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListLeverage Map, Action StrategyCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis