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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |  Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 1-3 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2-10 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics |