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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Purposedifferent
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min30-90 minHalf day30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-63-122-8
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListLeverage Map, Action StrategyConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
ChangeDecisionStrategy
DecisionTreeOptions
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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