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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.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.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 hHalf dayHalf day
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanLeverage Map, Action StrategyStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
KnowledgeMappingRisk
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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