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Criterion
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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 a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Half day2-4 h30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-121-104-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Leverage Map, Action StrategyTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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