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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 60-120 min | 5-15 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | StartupValidationCompetition | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |