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Criterion
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
15-60 min je Zyklus45-120 min45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted DownsidesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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