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  • 2023 Year-end Review: Geopolitical Risk and Technology

    In this era of global polycrisis, over the course of 2023 leaders were also reacting to the major macro economic trend of the last thirty years – the fundamental driver of the tetonic shifts in geopolitics and deep inside the economies of nation-states – which is that the BRICs global share of GDP May Overtake…

  • Top 10 OODAcasts Episodes of 2023

    We started the OODAcast as a way of highlighting insights and lessons learned from leaders and decision-makers in the OODA Network including former intelligence community leaders and operators. In 2023 the video version of the OODAcast grew to 2100 subscribers on YouTube. Our 242 videos have generated 260,000 views, half of which were in 2023. Find…

  • Top 10 Original Analysis Posts of 2023

    The following list is comprised of the Top 10 OODA Loop Original Analysis posts for 2023 as determined by the number of page views for each article.

  • Top 10 News Briefs of 2023

    The following list is comprised of the Top 10 OODA Loop News Briefs of 2023 as determined by the number of page views for each article. 

  • Top 10 Sensemaking and Executive Guide Pages of 2023

    It has been another interesting and dynamic year on the security and intelligence front and OODA Loop was there to cover it all.  The following list is comprised of the Top 10 Sensemaking and Member Resources Pages of 2023 as determined by the number of page views for each page.  We also included posts that…

  • The Future Now: Overall Themes from OODAcon 2023

    OODAcon 2023 brought together leaders, experts, and practitioners to address the challenges and opportunities presented by rapid technological advancements.  OODA CEO Matt Devost’s “Welcome and Scene Setting” opening remarks at OODAcon 2023 focused on the theme of disruptive innovation and the current state of technology – providing a broad overview of the OODAcon 2023 themes…

  • OODAcon 2023: A Compilation of the Session Summaries

    OODAcon 2023:  Links to Event Summary and Imperatives For Action and Session Summaries

  • Space, Space Force, Innovation and National Security

    All indications are that we are entering a new age of exploration and human expansion into space.  Explore the new national security and economic realities of this new space rush in this OODAcon 2023 Closing Keynote conversation between OODA CTO Bob Gourley and the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of the US Space Force, Lisa…

  • OODAcon Global Risk Briefing for 2024

    The annual OODA Global Risk Briefing was the penultimate session at OODAcon 2023. Jen Hoar spoke with Johnny Sawyer about the strategic prism business leaders need to apply to the geopolitical risk environment.

  • Robots, Autonomy, and Automation

    From Amazon warehouses to military conflict in Ukraine we have become increasingly dependent on automated and autonomous platforms. This OODAcon 2023 session explored the current state of the field with a specific focus on the impact to national and economic security. 


OODAcasts

  • Decision-Making and Deep Tech with Laura Thomas: Insights from a Former CIA Officer
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    Decision-Making and Deep Tech with Laura Thomas: Insights from a Former CIA Officer

    In this episode of OODAcast, Bob Gourley interviews Laura Thomas, a deep tech consultant and former CIA officer. Laura discusses her journey from a small town in North Carolina to a career in the CIA, where she served as a case officer. She emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and decision-making under uncertainty, and how…

  • Leading Cyber Change: Allan Friedman on the Revolution of SBOM & Future Cybersecurity Initiatives

    Leading Cyber Change: Allan Friedman on the Revolution of SBOM & Future Cybersecurity Initiatives

    Allan Friedman is a senior strategist at CISA (the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency) where he coordinates all of their cross-sector activities on the topic of SBOM: The Software Bill of Materials.

  • Joe Sullivan on Managing Complex Security Challenges

    Joe Sullivan on Managing Complex Security Challenges

    Joe Sullivan has been at the forefront of managing security risk in rapidly growing high tech companies over the past 20 years serving as the Chief Security Officer at Facebook from early start-up through the IPO, CSO of Uber and CloudFlare, and as a security leader at eBay/PayPal. Learn what motivates him and some of…

  • Joe Tranquillo on the Revolution in Biological Science
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    Joe Tranquillo on the Revolution in Biological Science

    Joe Tranquillo is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Bucknell University and a provost at the school. He is also and author and speaker with a knack for helping make new and at times complex subjects understandable. In this OODAcast we discuss many aspects of the revolution in biological sciences with Joe including topics like:…

  • MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled Future

    MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled Future

    Charles Clancy has successfully led technology efforts in government, industry, academia and continues to lead and innovate in his current position as Senior Vice President and GM of MITRE Labs. He is MITRE’s Chief Futurist. His role in technology leadership and his tracking of tech across multiple domains made for an incredibly insightful OODAcast. We…

  • Mark McGrath: John Boyd Is Far More Than The OODA Loop

    Mark McGrath: John Boyd Is Far More Than The OODA Loop

    Mark McGrath has applied the teachings of John Boyd to a career that began in the Marine Corps, included leadership positions in financial services firms and consulting with businesses with a need to learn to thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. He co-founded the consultancy AGLX and serves as its Chief Learning…

  • Serene – The Hacker Pianist Saving Cyberspace

    Serene – The Hacker Pianist Saving Cyberspace

    Serene is a hacker in the truest sense of the word. She’s applied a hacker mindset to learn coding, piano, and blend art and engineering in fascinating ways. You’ll find her collaborating on-stage with Grimes one night and coding censorship resistant technologies the next day. As a self-taught coder she was the first engineer hired…

  • Andy Bochman on Countering Cyber Sabotage

    Andy Bochman on Countering Cyber Sabotage

    Andy Bochman is the Senior Grid Strategist-Defender for Idaho National Laboratory’s National and Homeland Security directorate. In this role, Andy provides strategic guidance on topics at the intersection of grid security and climate resilience to INL leadership as well as senior U.S. and international government and industry leaders. Andy is a frequent speaker, writer, and trainer…

  • Spencer Ante on Creative Capital and Disruptive Innovation

    Spencer Ante on Creative Capital and Disruptive Innovation

    Spencer Ante is the author or “Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital”, which was on my Top 10 book list for 2022. In fact, I found Doriot’s story so compelling that a portrait of him hangs on the wall at the Hack Factory start-up studio in Reston, VA. Doriot is a…

  • Bob Zukis and the Digital Directors Network: Helping corporate boards mitigate systemic risk

    Bob Zukis and the Digital Directors Network: Helping corporate boards mitigate systemic risk

    Bob Zukis is a man on a mission to improve the ability of corporate America to succeed in a complex digital world, even when under constant cyber attack. Bob is the CEO and founder of the Digital Directors Network, the global pioneer in helping corporate directors advance their understanding of systemic risk. We consider Bob…

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