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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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. | 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 | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-6 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |
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