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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Half day | 90-180 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-12 | 3-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability |



