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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | Half day | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |
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