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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
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
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.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.The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.
Complexitydifferent
HighHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
Half day1-4 Wochen60-180 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten4-201-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
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