OODA Loops

John Boyd

[[Musashi]]

Sun Tzu

Gradient descent. Ooda loops. Small steps on theon the Right direction. Being like water. Flowing down.

Time as a weapon Attacking the mind Putting the opponents on tilt

Huainanzi

Basis of Maneuver warfare

Orientation is the most important part, but Start with action.

After Action Reviews can help with re-orientation. Pythagoras’ Golden Verse #42 provides a pithy description of an AAR: “In what have I done wrong? What have I done? What have I omitted that I ought to have done?”

Diagrams:

  • ![[ooda1.png]]
  • ![[ooda2.png]]
  • ![[ooda3.png]]
  • ![[ben_ford_course.png]]

Relation to Austrian Economics:

  • ![[The Laws of Agile Meet Austrian Economics.pdf]]
  • ![[The Agile Value Revolution.pdf]] References:
  • https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2021/12/06/thinking-in-ooda-loops/
  • https://taylorpearson.me/ooda-loop/
  • https://scholars-stage.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-ooda-loop-ancient-china-style.html

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