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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Polarity Mapping |  Team Design Team API |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely. | When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Half day initial, dann laufend | 2-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance Actions | Team API Document | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |