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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
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 delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |
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