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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Half day30-120 min1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-62-82-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyObservation Notes, Improvement IdeasDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
LeanObservationProcessOperations
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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