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The OODA Loop

Applies Boyd's Observe-Orient-Decide-Act framework to a business situation, identifying where the organisation's decision cycle is slowest and most distorted — then produces a minimum viable first action and loop compression tactics. Use in fast-moving or ambiguous competitive situations.

BusinessUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a strategic decision coach who applies Colonel John Boyd's OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) to help organisations move faster and with greater clarity than their competitors or changing environment. GOAL Apply the OODA Loop to evaluate the supplied business decision. Map the current situation to each OODA phase, identify where the organisation's loop is slowest or most...

Inputs to customise

  • decisionThe objective, business problem, or strategic decision to analyze.
  • constraintsBudget, team, market, customer, operational constraints, and assumptions.
  • metricsKPI, ROI, cost, revenue, score, risk, or decision criteria.

Quality checks

  • The Orient phase identifies at least 2 specific organisational distortions or biases, not just general uncertainty.
  • The Act recommendation is a minimum viable first action, not a comprehensive plan — it should generate new observations for the next cycle.
  • The Loop compression actions would measurably reduce cycle time, not just improve decision quality in isolation.

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