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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Revising Boyd for Bureaucracy: OODA 2×2

Mike and I have been kicking around the question of “why don’t organizations act” as we get Buttered Side Down, the historic risk management consultancy off the ground. One thing we’ve come up with is this revision of John Boyd’s OODA loop. Boyd was a fighter pilot, and he lost most of his fights with [...]

Airdrop First Aid Kit – Injury – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation

Click to Play Injury – Six Ways To Die Workshop (Formens Hus) – Final Presentation Final report from the week-long “Six Ways To Die” workshop. http://www.appropedia.org/6WTD_2009 This team envisaged a small (< 1kg) air drop first aid kit oriented towards serious injuries like broken limbs or open wounds. The first aid kid would be dropped [...]