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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
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.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.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.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
Half day2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional1-5 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-12Designers, developers as users, and facilitation4-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
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