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| Criterion |  UX Research Personas |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. | 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. | 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | Half day | 1-5 Tage | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |