Links: John Boyd & The OODA Loop

Posted by Ahsan – May 25, 2010

I’m asked so often about the meaning of “OODA Looper”. I’ve even been asked if it has any relation to “Oompa Loompa” (Dahl’s Charlie & the Chocolate Factory)!

So here are a few links about John Boyd and the OODA Loop:

  1. The Strategy of the Fighter Pilot at FastCompany.com – a quick introduction to John Boyd & his ideas.
  2. The Original OODA Loop Diagram – at Wikipedia.
  3. The Full Boyd @ The Commitee of Public Safety – Read the originals. Highly recommended.
  4. Social OODA Loop – a complex version of the OODA Loop by Curtis Gale Weeks
  5. OODA Loop @ The Committee of Public Safety – Some great posts that refer the OODA Loop. One of my inspirations for this blog.
  6. The Mind of War - by Grant T. Hammond – A biography of Boyd’s ideas.