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Fast thinking, slow thinking
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Fast thinking, slow thinking

Kepner Tregoe, OODA loop and decision rights.

Level
Bitesize
Learning time
1 hour 15 minutes
Where
Solving Complex Problems and Decision Making
Price
£39

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About this course

Overview and Outcomes.

Overview

This module sets two structured methods side by side: Kepner and Tregoe's slow, thorough separation of problem analysis from decision analysis, and John Boyd's fast, iterative OODA loop of observe, orient, decide and act. It explains why assumptions must never quietly become facts, why orientation is the decisive stage, and why a faster cycle can beat a better machine. The core skill is choosing the right speed of thinking for the situation. Most decisions are shaped before anyone sits down to make them, by who is involved and who owns the outcome. This module uses the Vroom Yetton Jago model to treat involvement as a situational judgement, from deciding alone to delegating, and examines the costs of too little and too much consultation. It then separates involvement from ownership, drawing on decision rights frameworks, with four roles to assign so decisions do not drift.

What you'll develop

In this Bitesize, you will develop the ability to:

  1. Describe the Kepner Tregoe method, including problem analysis, must and want criteria, and the separation of facts from assumptions.
  2. Explain Boyd's OODA loop and why orientation and speed of cycle matter more than the quality of the machine.
  3. Assess whether a situation calls for a thorough or a fast method by asking how fast it is moving, what a wrong diagnosis would cost, and whether more analysis would help.
  4. Apply the Vroom Yetton Jago questions to choose a level of involvement suited to a specific decision.
  5. Explain the costs of both under involvement and over consultation, including the effect on future consultation.
What it covers

The Modules.

1 hour 15 minutes of learning.

  1. 07Kepner Tregoe and the OODA Loop: Two Speeds of Structured ThinkingThis module sets two structured methods side by side: Kepner and Tregoe's slow, thorough separation of problem analysis from decision analysis, and John Boyd's fast, iterative OODA loop of observe, orient, decide and act. It explains why assumptions must never quietly become facts, why orientation is the decisive stage, and why a faster cycle can beat a better machine. The core skill is choosing the right speed of thinking for the situation.39 min
  2. 08Decision Rights: Who Should Actually DecideMost decisions are shaped before anyone sits down to make them, by who is involved and who owns the outcome. This module uses the Vroom Yetton Jago model to treat involvement as a situational judgement, from deciding alone to delegating, and examines the costs of too little and too much consultation. It then separates involvement from ownership, drawing on decision rights frameworks, with four roles to assign so decisions do not drift.38 min
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Part of the Solving Complex Problems and Decision Making topic, also sold whole as Clear calls in complex times.

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  1. You are hereBitesize, 1 hour 15 minutes, £39
  2. Next stepFocus, Structure before solutions, 2 hours 30 minutes, £69. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £30.
  3. Explore, How decisions really get made, 6 hours 30 minutes, £129. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £90.
  4. The whole topicImmerse, Clear calls in complex times, 13 hours 30 minutes, £249. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £210.

When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Prices per person. Read the full terms

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