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Criterion
Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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.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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-4 hHalf day45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-122-53-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesLeverage Map, Action StrategyA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
VisionGoalsStrategy
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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