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| Criterion | ![]() Growth Golden Circle | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | 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 | Low | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-6 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning Draft | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | MarketingPositioningCommunication | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |



