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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus45–90 min1-4 Wochen1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-106-30 Experten2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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