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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
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 a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowHighLow
Timedifferent
Half day30-60 min2-4 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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