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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-10 | 6-30 Experten | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |