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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus10-20 min60–90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-84-100+2-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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