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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
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Half day30-90 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-84-20
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
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Leverage Map, Action StrategyConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
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Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
Soft Systems Methodology
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan