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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
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Timesame
45-90 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-52-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause AnalysisAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
ChangeDecisionStrategy
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
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