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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Purposedifferent
The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h15-60 min je Zyklus45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
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Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree