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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | 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 | Low | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |