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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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 a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
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Half day30-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split CandidatesPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S