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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
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Half day2-4 h4-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action Strategy7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
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Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking