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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.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.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additionalHalf day1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-8Designers, developers as users, and facilitation3-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsLeverage Map, Action StrategyCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
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