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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | 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. |
Complexitysame | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | Half day | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |
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