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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus1-4 WochenHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-86-30 Experten10-504-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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