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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Business Strategy McKinsey 7S | ![]() Facilitation Power Interest Grid | ![]() 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |



