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Criterion
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumHighLow
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage15-60 min je Zyklus1-4 Wochen60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
20-500+1-86-30 Experten4-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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