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Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
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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.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.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.
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45-120 min2-4 hHalf day
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2-83-123-12
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Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsLeverage Map, Action Strategy
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WasteLeanProcess improvement
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping