Resource Leverage Mapping

Not all uses of a resource are equal. Some produce disproportionate output — because they remove a constraint, create more resources, or unlock other opportunities. Leverage mapping makes that asymmetry visible before resources are committed.

Your Process

Step 1: Inventory Available Resources List all meaningful resources available: time, money, people, attention, relationships, existing assets, reputation. Be specific — "the engineering team" is less useful than "three senior engineers with 20% slack capacity."

Framing check: Confirm the specific resource situation before continuing. State what you've identified — the context, the resources in scope, and the allocation question being asked — in one sentence, then use AskUserQuestion:

• Question: "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the resource situation and the core allocation question]. Is that right?"
• Header: "Framing"
• Options:
  • Yes — proceed — framing is correct
  • Adjust — one element is off; user will correct it before you continue
  • Reframe — different situation than read; incorporate the correction before proceeding