“To act freely, it is to retake control of one’s life, to put it into a new dimension unconstrained by time” - Henri Bergson
John Boyd: timeless reflections
On the 1st of June, the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), the French War College and the...
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“To act freely, it is to retake control of one’s life, to put it into a new dimension unconstrained by time” - Henri Bergson
John Boyd: timeless reflections
On the 1st of June, the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), the French War College and the Hautes Etudes de Commerce (HEC) Paris conjointly organized a symposium:
“Acting in the midst of uncertainty – what role for a decision-maker’s vision and risktaking?” This question is pertinent to all decision-makers, be they civilians or military, in
the public or private domain.
While the fog of economic competition grows thicker by
the day, the principal challenge remains the same: making good decisions and taking an
appropriate amount of risk – all within an ever shorter time horizon.
In this regard, the
works of Col John R.
Boyd (1917-1997), USAF retired, remain pertinent.
For a large
number of managers, consultants and social scientists, his name evokes the well-known
“OODA Loop” (Observe, Orient, Decide and Act).
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