Mind · Strategy
OODA
Rapid decision cycle: Observe, Orient, Decide, Act
Definition
Mechanism
The OODA Loop (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) is a high-speed decision cycle favoring Agent agility over raw power, embodying ContextFirst at the substrate level: Observe and Orient both complete before any Decide-Act sequence fires. 1. OBSERVE: Gather raw data via Observe. 2. ORIENT: Update context and beliefs via Context and Belief. This is the most critical step, filtering data through culture and genetics (or training). 3. DECIDE: Select a hypothesis or Strategy via Think and Select. 4. ACT: Execute via Act and change the environment. Success depends on traversing this loop faster than the adversary (or environment changes).
Risks
Failure modes
Disorientation
Getting stuck in 'Orient' due to contradictory data.
Latency
The loop is too slow to keep up with environmental changes.
Relationships
Builds on
Composes with
Infrastructure
Root primitive for state modification
Infrastructure
A subjective claim with confidence and evidence
Infrastructure
Portable execution environment with inherited constraints
Infrastructure
Active State Perception
Infrastructure
Generic selection of items from a set based on criteria
Atomic cognitive step
References
Autonomous Goal-Directed Entity
Load state before acting
Infrastructure
Repeated execution cycle
Infrastructure
System condition at time T
Adaptive high-level planning
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
Reference
Signature
Agent(Loop)Think(Strategy)