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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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.Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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.
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1-3 h0.5-3 Tage45-90 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-85-153-123-12
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change AgendaForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesLeverage Map, Action Strategy
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking
ChangeDecisionStrategy
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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