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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Half day | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StrategyMarketAnalysis |
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