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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 20–45 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | Small cross-functional group | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |