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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|
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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | FlowVisual managementDelivery |
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