OODA loop

[Paladin]

"Training and experience help develop the skill to intuitively and quickly cycle through the OODA Loop, as demonstrated in Chet Richard’s animated Microsoft PowerPoint presentation “Boyd’s OODA Loop.� Those who lack training and experience suffer a time competitive disadvantage because they must progress through the OODA Loop in linear manner (Observe to Orient to Decide to Act), as they’re forced to use conscious, deliberate, analytical decision-making processes. "

Requires MS powerpoint:

http://www.d-n-i.net/boyd/boyds_ooda_loop.ppt


Additional info:

http://www.firearmstactical.com/pdf/too ... actics.pdf

http://www.firearmstactical.com/tactica ... 4/main.htm

[Paladin]

Found a decent rundown of OODA on wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_Loop

I liked this part the best:

The key is to obscure your intentions and make them unpredictable to your opponent while you simultaneously clarify his intentions. That is, operate at a faster tempo to generate rapidly changing conditions that inhibit your opponent from adapting or reacting to those changes and that suppress or destroy his awareness. Thus, a hodgepodge of confusion and disorder occur to cause him to over- or under-react to conditions or activities that appear to be uncertain, ambiguous, or incomprehensible.