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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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
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Timedifferent
20–45 min45-90 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group3-123-12
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesLeverage Map, Action Strategy
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RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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