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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Purposedifferent
A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk 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.
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HighLowHigh
Timedifferent
2-4 h5-15 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-81-53-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepLeverage Map, Action Strategy
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Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
StartupValidationCompetition
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
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Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
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