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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighHighLow
Timedifferent
Half day1-5 Tage5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-121-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
StartupValidationCompetition
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