I'm interested in strategy and have been reading about John Boyd's
OODA loop: basically it is the process Observe, Orientation, Decision, Action that everyone goes through in dealing with life.
Boyd's idea was that the side that could go through these more quickly, or do them more effectively, had the advantage. You may have heard heard newscasters or military commentators commenting that one person "got inside" the other person's loop. Responding faster creates disorientation and confusion (among other things) for the oppoenent. This concept was used during both Gulf Wars in U.S. planning.
It seems to work.
What do you think about OODA? How well do you think it works compared to other approaches? What strengths/weaknesses does it have?