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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 Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
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.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.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.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.
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HighLowHighLow
Timedifferent
Half day8-15 min2-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategySketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction OptionsFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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