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| Criterion |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built. | 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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Half day | 1-2 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange |