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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMedium
Timedifferent
Half day45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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