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| Criterion |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Product Discovery Test Card |  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Purposedifferent | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 20–45 min | 20-35 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | Small cross-functional group | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |