ooda-loop
Boyd's Observe-Orient-Decide-Act cycle — not primarily about speed but about the quality of orientation. The key insight: mental models live in the Orient phase, and whoever can destroy outdated models and build new ones faster gains the advantage.
Related ideas
Ideas connected to ooda-loop.
Leverage Points in Systems
Both are about finding where intervention matters most — Meadows in systems, Boyd in conflict
Fast vs Slow ThinkingOODA's Orient phase is where you decide whether to trust System 1 or engage System 2
Expert Intuition vs Pattern MatchingBoyd's loop rewards those who can rebuild mental models fastest — a form of expert pattern matching