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p.97 The authors of Adaptive Campaigning did not see the OODA loop as capable of dealing with complexity nor applicable at
higher levels of conflict; hence, the derivation of the supplemental ‘Adaption Cycle’. However, when
you look at Boyd’s last version of the OODA loop, which was formed over the last decade of his life, it
does deal with complexity. Indeed, dealing with complexity and the need to adapt permeates Boyd’s later work.
p.99 Orientation: To Boyd, great decision and magnificent actions
counted for nothing if the commander was not oriented. Orientation was the essential component of the OODA loop. As
already stated, Boyd favoured an experiential learning base that enabled a leader to adapt to a situation by having a ‘repertoire
of orientation patterns and the ability to select the correct one’. The ability to re-orient (adapt?) is vital,
but in conflict, the mechanism had to simple and intuitive.
p.101 If we are going to use Boyd’s work
though, we must use it in the right context and have a sound initial understanding.
Unlike the authors of Adaptive Campaigning, Boyd built on previous work and did not place an unproven concept at the core of
any of his work.
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