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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
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Timedifferent
Half day8-15 min1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategySketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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