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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.For a risk that can only be managed through multiple layers of protection, the method examines the effectiveness of each barrier. It shows where safeguards are missing, too weak, or fail under real conditions.
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Half day60-120 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-82-6
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogBarrier Inventory, Failure Analysis per Barrier, Action Backlog
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Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
GrowthRetentionConversion
Root causeSafetyIncident
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Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
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Causal Factor Analysis