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Criterion
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UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.
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MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalf day30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-121-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsLeverage Map, Action StrategyVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
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Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
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Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis