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| Criterion |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 60–90 min | 20-35 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |