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The OODA Loop is the tactical model of our decision making process developed by USAF Colonel John Boyd and detailed in his military treatise “A discourse on winning and losing”. OODA is an acronym for (Observe, Orient, Decision, and Action). The model continues to be used for Command and Control (C2) functions in military operations, often amalgamated with cybernetic theory, and/or game theory. Col. Boyd developed the model to increase combat effectiveness and survivability in military operations. The model while military in nature is now also commonly utilized by Law Enforcement, the corporate sector, and a plethora of other organizational structures. Col. Boyd theorized that ourability to make decisions occurs in an endlessly recurring cycle of observe-orient-decide-act. When applied to workplace violence prevention or your personal safety it means that the person/corporation that understands and can apply this process of observing and reacting to unfolding events can gain a distinct tactical advantage over those that mean us harm. Col. Boyd developed the model to increase the survivability of USAF pilots through a process that strongly influenced modern battlefield training, and tactics. The OODA Loop has also proven invaluable when applied to workplace violence prevention and your personal safety. Col. Boyd emphasized that “the loop” is actually a set of interacting loops that continuously cycle during a crisis. He also indicated that the phase of the crisis has an important bearing on the ideal allocation of manpower and resources. The diagram of the OODA Loop shows that decisions are based on observations of the evolving threat matrix tempered with implicit filtering of the threat being addressed. These observations are the raw information on which all decisions and actions are based. The observed information must be processed to orient it for decision making. Col. Boyd observed that the second “O”, orientation is the most important part of the ODDA loop since it shapes the way we observe, the way we decide, and the way we act. This observation quite aptly points out that our orientation is determined by our genetic heritage, previous life experience, and cultural traditions. What you’ll immediately notice is that the OODA Loop really isn’t a loop at all. Rather it is a staged model containing multiple loops. As Col. Boyd developed the model and elaborated on the “Orient” phase, it progressed from simply representing a physical orientation to the inclusion of cognitive, genetic, experiential, and societal orientation as well. The OODA Loop was designed to describe the decision making process for a single individual, which is ideal for your personal safety planning. When it comes to workplace violence prevention however, the situation becomes murkier and fractured, as most corporations have teams of people observing and orienting, each bringing their own cultural...