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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
Half day45-90 min20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-8Small cross-functional group
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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Paper illustration for Theory of Change
Systems Thinking
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
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