Thread by @anshumig

#OODA loop.
The analogy of charioteer controlling 5 horses in battle may help.
- The field in front = Area of Responsibility.
- The horses = forces at contact
- Charioteer takes feedback from all 5 horses, aligns their effort and ensures their energies are synergised. (1/n)

https://twitter.com/bsdhanoa/status/1300708038492389376

- The charioteer here is empowered, and a decentralised decision-maker in the #TBA.
- Over the charioteer is the chariot commander, who coordinates with other chariots, lets call it #OODA at the theater level.
- Over him is another strategic commander.
(2/n)

#OODA an aggregation of #SituationalAwareness at the #TBA, #theater, up to Central HQ, consisting of feedback going up and directions flowing down, to be converted into execution at each stage.
Remember that the whole picture won't be available to all, nor is it desired. (3/n)

It is crucial that communication is crisp, concise, clear, fast and secure, protected against elec interference et al.
- authenticated/validated inputs thru multiple sensors in near real-time
- unambiguous directions, decisions and action/execution points flowing down (4/n)

Indiscipline in the above, or 'information leakage' across layers is a possibility due 'fog of war' and adversary action. This will erode the #OODA edge, requiring frequent validation of the loop.
The closer we get to the front/contact lines, info. sec become critical. (n/n)

- Why
- What
- Where
- Who
- When
- How

Decision-making will revolve around the above 5W,1H.

Some of these are strategic, some tactical, some will encompass both.

Can you bucket them, and identify which ones are relevant at the TBA, theater, command/HQ?

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