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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus1-3 h1-3 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
1-83-121-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleLeverage Map, Action Strategy
Tagsno overlap
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
SensemakingDecisionRationale
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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