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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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.
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HighMediumHigh
Timedifferent
Half day45-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis