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Criterion
Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change 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.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h45-120 minHalf day45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-83-122-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsLeverage Map, Action StrategyChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
Tagsno overlap
VisionGoalsStrategy
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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