Periodic Table of Frameworks · Skill · Moment
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4 parts
OODA
John Boyd
You want to be inside the other person's loop. The problem is you are still collecting facts while they are already moving. Observe, Orient, Decide, Act — then again. Freeze on Orient and you will be decided for. Loop and the moment is yours.
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Observe
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Orient
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Decide
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Act
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A moment is Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. Then again. Whoever loops faster owns the moment.
Use this on a moment. It answers: How do you get better?
How this talks to the others
Leads into
CynefinThe domain tells you which way the loop runs. Chaos is Act first. Clear is Observe until the recipe is obvious.
Leads into
JUDGEObserve and orient, then choose with a principle attached. A faster loop with no principle is just a quicker mistake.
Pushes against
WRAPWRAP widens the frame. OODA tightens the loop. They disagree about whether you have time to widen.
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