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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Decision Making OODA Loop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | 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. | 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. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | Half day | 30-90 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy |