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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
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.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 a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.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
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-4 h1-3 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-123-123-103-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapLeverage Map, Action Strategy
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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