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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Half day | 20-35 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |