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Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-5 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-104-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points
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LeanFlowWasteDelivery
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
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