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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights 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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
Half day45-90 min1-4 Wochen90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-126-30 Experten4-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
DecisionRolesGovernance
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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