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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-2 h2-8 h15-60 min je Zyklus60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-81-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk PlanSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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