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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day15-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting