methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

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 for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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.In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Half day45-120 min30-180 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-61-63-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListFault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
ChangeDecisionStrategy
Add more methods