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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making OODA Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | 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. | 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 | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 15-60 min je Zyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates |
Tags1 shared | StrategyMetricsExecution | ChangeDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy |