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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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 | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Half day | 45-90 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |