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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.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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MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-83-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsLeverage Map, Action Strategy
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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Paper illustration for Theory of Change
Systems Thinking
Theory of Change
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree