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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Systems Thinking Theory of Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | Theory of Change translates a desired impact into a traceable chain of change. It makes assumptions, intermediate goals, and measurement points visible before a program is rolled out at scale. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Half day | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Theory of Change Map, Assumptions, Outcome Measures |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ImpactOutcomesSystems thinkingStrategy |