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| Criterion |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 2-6 h | 15-60 min je Zyklus | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |