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| Criterion |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 2-6 h | 45-60 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |