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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
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In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.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.
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MediumMediumLow
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15-60 min je Zyklus45-120 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-82-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted DownsidesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
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Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
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Decision Framing Workshop
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree