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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud | ![]() Operations Change Analysis | ![]() Decision Making OODA Loop | ![]() Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-120 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |



