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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
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.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
Half day1-3 h25-40 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-121-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategySystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsLearning Card with evidence and next action
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
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Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
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Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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MVP Test Matrix
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