SHARP LoopWorksheet
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S.1
How are you currently operating?
S.2
What is the current environment you're operating in?
S.2a
Is anything listed here directly in your control right now?
If yes — include it in S.1 and remove it here. Only external conditions belong in S.2.
Stay close to the uncertainty in C.2 — not any situation that could go wrong, just ones
that probe the boundaries of this specific unknown.
Situation 1 — find a clear break
H1.1
Describe a situation where your plan clearly doesn't work
H1.2
What specifically causes the plan to break? (1–3 things)
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H1.3
Broader framing — what underlying concern covers related situations?
H1.4
Define the range where your plan still works for each
High-level — doesn't need to be a precise number.
Situation 2 — find a different break
Find a situation relevant to the same uncertainty that isn't
covered by your initial range.
H2.1
Describe another situation where your plan clearly doesn't work
H2.2
What specifically causes the plan to break? (1–3 things)
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H2.4
Define the range where your plan still works for each
A.1
For each item in the Holding Range — what is the specific, observable signal
that the boundary has been crossed?
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A.2
Could the people who need to act check these signals independently — without
your interpretation?
If no — make them more specific and refine above.
A.3
If none of your activators fired, would you be confident sticking to your
Status Quo?
If no — go back to H, add a new 'clearly broken' situation, then return here.
R.1
For each activator — urgent (requires immediate action) or non-urgent (time to
replan)?
R.2
For urgent activators only — what is the minimum you need to prepare
now?
Minimum viable preparation only — no over-planning.
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R.3
For non-urgent activators — note "replan when fires"
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Run this section after you've been operating under the loop for a while, or when a new
situation surfaces that your activators don't cover.
P.1
Has a situation come up that none of your activators fired on — but that still
felt like it should change the plan?
P.2
If yes — what specifically caused the problem? Apply the H technique
again.
Specific cause → broader framing → add new range and activator to H and A.
P.3
Is any activator firing more often than expected?
Threshold too sensitive → adjust it. Too specific → rewrite at the underlying category
level.
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