Domain · Input gathering

What it covers

Collecting the inputs — operational, market, and board — that inform the structured cycles and signal-driven events.

Operations

Operational input operation

Pre-cycle (and pre-event) outreach to each loop owner → honest view of the state of the loop captured → assembled as input to the cycle.

Market input operation

Continuous monitoring of relevant market, competitive, and regulatory context → summarised pre-cycle.

Board and investor input operation

Board cycle preparation → board perspectives captured → investor strategic views documented.

Notes

Input work is where the Strategy Loop avoids the trap of being disconnected from reality. Without operational input, strategy becomes abstract; without market input, it becomes myopic; without board input, it loses its external check.