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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
Purposedifferent
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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.
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HighLowHigh
Timedifferent
Half day15-45 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-121-33-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyADR File, Decision Log, RationaleCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram