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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus15-30 min1-4 WochenHalf day
Participantsdifferent
1-83-126-30 Experten3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesLeverage Map, Action Strategy
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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