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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record | ![]() 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Half day | 15-45 min | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |
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