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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |