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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
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HighLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day1-5 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Nutzertraffic2-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
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Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
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