# OODA Loop

*Tom Geraghty · Complexity & Systems, Interpersonal Practice*

Introduces John Boyd's OODA Loop — Observe, Orient, Decide, Act — and argues psychological safety is the precondition for rapid sense-making. Shows how distorted information inputs (from silence or fear) corrupt the Orient step and produce systematically worse decisions.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/john-boyd-and-the-ooda-loop/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/john-boyd-and-the-ooda-loop/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=ooda-loop

## Connected concepts (3)

- [Complexity](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/complexity.md)
- [Amplifying Weak Signals](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/amplifying-weak-signals.md)
- [OODA Loops & Strategy (Iterum)](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/ooda-loops.md)