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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
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
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus1-3 h1-4 WochenHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-83-86-30 Experten10-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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