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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption 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. | 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. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-5 Tage | 1-3 h | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Nutzertraffic | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |