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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Purposedifferent
Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.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.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
1-3 h30-60 min1-5 TageHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-123-74-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanLeverage Map, Action Strategy
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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