A Discourse on Winning and Losing

Boyd, J. R. (1987). A Discourse on Winning and Losing. Air University.

Type

Report

Intellectual base

Grey literature

Year

1987

Link

https://www.coljohnboyd.com/static/documents/2018-03__Boyd_John_R__edited_Hammond_Grant_T__A_Discourse_on_Winning_and_Losing.pdf

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systems_cybernetics

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Primes

• Perception Action Loop
  • Strategy and tactics. Boyd's OODA loop, stripped of its four-phase decomposition, is a perception-action loop applied to competitive contexts.

    This sourceOrigin of the OODA loop (observe–orient–decide–act); a faster-cycling agent can invalidate a slower opponent's orientation before it can act.

• Tempo Mismatch
  • In military operations Boyd's OODA-loop theory makes it the engine of competitive advantage: the side whose decision cycle is faster operates inside the opponent's, presenting an environment that has changed before the opponent can respond to the previous state.

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