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Criterion
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 Shape-first Modeling with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Shape-First Modeling
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.Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMedium
Timedifferent
Half day1-5 TageHalber Tag pro Domain Slice
Participantsdifferent
3-12Nutzertraffic1-4
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteSHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
Knowledge graphValidationSemantic
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Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping