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Criterion
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
Purposedifferent
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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-5 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-104-121-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanLean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
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