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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. |
Complexitysame | High | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | Half day | Half day | 1-5 Tage | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |



