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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Half day | 60-120 min | 15-90 min daily | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | StrategyMetricsExecution |