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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | 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. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 2-4 h | Half day | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-12 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |