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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
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.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.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
HighHighLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day1-4 Wochen1-2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten1-43-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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