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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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 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and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h45-90 min15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
3-84-123-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
ChangeDecisionStrategy
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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