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Criterion
Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Purposedifferent
VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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
2-4 h45-120 min45-90 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-122-63-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsLeverage Map, Action Strategy
Tagsno overlap
VisionGoalsStrategy
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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