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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-2 h | 25-40 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Learning Card with evidence and next action | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |