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Criterion
Runbook workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Runbook
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Purposedifferent
For recurring operational tasks or incidents, the method keeps solid action logic ready. It reduces uncertainty when time pressure, role changes, or rare situations demand fast access.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
20-60 min15-60 min je Zyklus45-90 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-41-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Runbook, Checklist, Escalation PathSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanLessons learned, Action items, Event summary
Tagsno overlap
OperationsReliabilityDocumentation
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
LearningOperationsImprovement
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