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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus45-90 min45-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-83-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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