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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Aug. 6, 2016

Add OODA Loop to your mediation strategy

The phrase "OODA Loop" refers to the decision cycle of observe, orient, decide and act. Military strategist United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd first recognized that the more agile the response to military opponents, the more likely their success.

Jan Frankel Schau

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Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA

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Live television interviews sometimes fly in the face of strategic politics. In responding and reacting to the most recent public insult or accusation, the candidates ignore the lessons known to military strategists as "OODA Loop."

The phrase "OODA Loop" refers to the decision cycle of observe, orient, decide and act. Military strategist United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd first recognized that the more agile the response to military opponents, the more likely their success. Thi...

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