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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future 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 experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
Half day1-4 Wochen1-3 h2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-125-202-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
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