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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 of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
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 a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.
Complexitydifferent
HighHighLow
Timedifferent
Half day1-4 Wochen30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten3-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesRisk Matrix, Top Risk List
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
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