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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Engineering Kanban |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | Ongoing | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | FlowVisual managementDelivery | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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