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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-3 h | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 1-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | FlowMeasurementConstraints | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions |