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Criterion
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Purposedifferent
When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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.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.
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30-90 minHalf day45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-122-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesLeverage Map, Action StrategyChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
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Current Reality Tree
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
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