John Boyd
John Boyd (1927-1997) was a famous fighter pilot in the US airforce. He served in Japan and Korea. The lessons he learned and the work he did in Korea formed the foundation for much of his later work, including his theories on air-to-air tactics, energy maneuverability, aircraft design, OODA loops, strategy and maneuver warfare, and his thoughts on time and thinking itself.
John Boyd is best known for his OODA model for situation awareness. Although the popular interpretation focuses on the speed of decision making, Boyd’s original concept was more comprehensive, involving organizational learning, adaptation, and the importance of orientation.
Boyd’s work also included:
- A Discourse on Winning and Losing (also known as The Green Book) which includes four briefings and an essay.
- Patterns of Conflict, a historical analysis of warfare and theories for victory.
- Organic Design for Command and Control, which focuses on cooperation in complex, fast-moving situations.
- The Strategic Game of ? and ?, which emphasizes the mental twists and turns for realizing aims or purposes.
- The Conceptual Spiral which uses examples from science and engineering to discuss self-correcting mechanisms.
- The Essence of Winning and Losing which offers a picture of the OODA loop.
The best way to explore the work of John Boyd is probably:
.Osinga, Frans P. B. 2007. Science, Strategy and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd (Strategy and History). Taylor and Francis.
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