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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Innovation Starbursting |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | 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. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | Half day | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |