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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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
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Timedifferent
Half day45-120 min15-45 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-61-33-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListADR File, Decision Log, RationaleCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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