COL John Boyd

Great Recap of Boyd and Beyond 2011 By Scott Shipman

Submitted by Fred on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 8:38am.

Marine Corps University

Boyd & Beyond is on for 14 & 15 October at Quantico.

Submitted by Fred on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 2:09pm.

Boyd and Beyond

 

Dangerous Body Language: Detecting Deception and Danger

Submitted by Fred on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 11:14am.

My good friend Scott Shipman the owner of a boutique consulting firm in the Washington DC area who puts Col. John Boyd’s ideas into action and who has helped me gain a deeper understanding of the Boyd’s concepts through conversations, writings and debates over the past several years has sent me this Interesting research “How to tell when someone is lying” by Professor of psychology R.

Col John Boyd's Apr 1991 testimony on U.S. Military Reform After Operation Desert Storm

Submitted by Fred on Fri, 04/01/2011 - 10:43am.

Benefits of Conditioning Our Decision Making...The Boyd Cycle

Submitted by Fred on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 7:43am.

The Boyd Cycle reinforces individual and where cohesion exists, group or organizational  knowledge allowing us to take appropriate actions on the street.  Through observation-orientation-decision and action cycles we continually learn, unlearn and relearn on the fly allowing us to better understand the environment, and the climate of the situation.  This allows us to adapt and choose the right methods to respond with and the how and why behind the actions we take. The Boyd Cycle enhances the strategic and tactical mindset over the emotional reactive mindset. 

Superior Situational Awareness and Decision Making...Attributes And Skills of Full Spectrum Officers

Submitted by Fred on Sun, 06/27/2010 - 4:54pm.

“Conflicts are time Competitive Observation, Orientation, Decision, and Action cycles! “~John Boyd

The essence of conflict as described in the Marine Corps Warfighting Manual is a struggle between two hostile, independent, and irreconcilable wills, trying to impose itself on the other. Conflict is fundamentally an interactive social process.

To Be or To Do: Col John Boyd's Words of Wisdom:

Submitted by Fred on Sat, 05/15/2010 - 9:33am.

“Tiger, one day you will come to a fork in the road,” he said. “And you’re going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go.” He raised his hand and pointed. “If you go that way you can be somebody. You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on your friends. But you will be a member of the club and you will get promoted and you will get good assignments.”

Then Boyd raised his other hand and pointed another direction.

COL John Boyd on the Essence of Winning and Losing!

Submitted by Fred on Thu, 05/13/2010 - 6:37am.

“The essence of winning and losing is in learning how to shape or influence events so that we not only magnify our spirit and strength but also influence potential adversaries as well as the uncommitted so that they are drawn toward our philosophy and are empathetic towards our success.” ~Col. John Boyd

The strategic and tactical mindset should have these words from Boyd in mind while we interact with our environment  and our adversary.

"Libeling Boyd" by Joe Fouche

Submitted by Fred on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 5:53pm.

Colin S. Gray wrote in Modern Strategy back in 1999:

OODA LOOPS AND COPS

Submitted by Fred on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 7:45pm.

Over on JOHN BOYD America's Greatest Military Theorist John Robb has began posting articles for cops that discuss COL John Boyd's Theories as the apply to the street. His first series comes from Spartan Cops.

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