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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Purposedifferent
When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30–60 minHalf day45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-83-123-12
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsLeverage Map, Action StrategyForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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