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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

Author: OODA Analyst

Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

Analysis

The Future of Biosafety and the Global Gain-of-Function Research Ecosystem

Researchers from the the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) recently mapped “the gain- and loss-of-function global research landscape.” We contextualize the CSET findings relative to the biosafety levels in U.S. biomedical laboratories. A looming question: do other countries have the adequate commitment to health security and biosafety measures in their high risk pathogen…
China’s “Discourse Power”

While the Chinese press may push the narrative that the U.S. wants to return to the structures of the binary fractures of the cold war, the CPC is turning its innovative powers to a new construct they call “discourse power” – which includes formal, global operations (tethered directly to Beijing) used to influence the global…
Explaining The New NIST Cybersecurity Framework to the C-Suite

It is bad form to try to explain any security framework to leaders who do not see a reason to care about it. This post provides some reasons why non technical business executives should care about the new NIST cybersecurity framework and recommendations for what they should know.
What Next? The OODA Network on the Future of the Chinese Economy

The August OODA Network Monthly call was held on Friday, August 18, 2023. This discussion is an extension of the initial read out from the monthly meeting: What do We Need to Track About China?
The U.S. National Intelligence Strategy Seeks to Squeeze China via Partnerships

This review of U.S. National Intelligence Strategy and observations on PRC reaction to it leads to insights that can inform corporate strategic planning not found anywhere else.
AI-powered Genomics

The convergence of machine learning, deep learning and genomics, especially in the area of AI-powered genomic health prediction, while remarkably promising will also present remarkably challenging unintended consequences. A recent report suggests areas which need to be explored – starting now – as “the issues posed by the…technologies become harder to predict, more complex and…
Can Trust and Safety be Designed and Scaled into Future Systems?

Can trust and safety in the modern Internet be improved? This post reviews conclusions from the Digital Forensics Research Lab (DFRLab) that can lead to improvements in trust and safety at scale.
Two Fronts in the Future of Drone Warfare

Following are two noteworthy developments in the future of drone warfare. One, the expansion of drone warfare capabilities by the Department of Defense “at scale”. The other: a troubling drone presence in the northern frontier region of Mexico.
Responding to the Climate Crisis: The Worst Case Scenario is Not the Least Probable

This report provides an overview of some major climate crisis related events worth tracking as an indicator of what may be the new reality in this age of polycrisis. We do not provide solutions but do mention mental frameworks important for leaders to master in finding solutions. For this post, we focus on tactical, real-time…
The Executive’s Guide To Quantum Computing: What you need to know for your strategy today

This guide captures key concepts and the status of major quantum computing research initiatives in a way meant to serve the needs of operational decision-makers. Our goal: inform you about the near future so you can make the right changes to your strategy today.

OODAcasts

Authors

Brad Meltzer, Bestselling Novelist With Insights To Inform Your Business Strategy

June 26, 2020

Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Cupler Ring Trilogy (The Inner Circle, The Fifth Assassin, The President’s Shadow), The Escape Artist, The Book of Lies and many other thrillers loved by millions for their realism and well researched fact based themes and drama filled plots. He is also widely…
Intelligence

OODA Expert John Robb on Global Guerrillas and Frameworks to Drive Decision Making

June 16, 2020

There is hardly a person more suited to speak with the OODA team on OODA Loops that former Air Force pilot John Robb. John has worked successfully in a variety of domains to include the special operations community, as an industry analyst, successful start-up founder, and national security expert. John Robb has distinguished himself with…
Cyber

Bobbie Stempfley of Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute

June 12, 2020

The leadership team at OODA have had the pleasure of working with and learning from Bobbie Stempfley since her leadership of the Department of Defense Computer Emergency Response Team (DoD CERT) after she established it in the late 1990’s. This OODAcast captures insights from Bobbie that can inform the action of leadership of corporate and…
Intelligence

Marc Ambinder of USC Annenberg School For Communication and Journalism

June 5, 2020

Marc Ambinder is a journalist, researcher, historian, author of bestselling books and a teacher/mentor to many. We invited him on the OODAcast to help our community as we continue to look for insights that can drive operational decisions. For 20 years, Marc Ambinder has told true and complex stories about the world, revealed some of its…
Authors, Tech

Peter Singer on Burn-In

May 29, 2020

Burn-In is anchored in the realities we see all around us today. Artificial Intelligence is coming fast and changing the nature of many jobs, robots and automation are bringing tremendous new capabilities but also threatening humanity with loss of employment opportunities. Parenting in a world where everyone, including kids, are always connected is already changing…
Cyber, Intelligence

Congressman Will Hurd on AI, 5G, Cybersecurity Risk and Geopolitical Risk

May 27, 2020

In this OODAcast, OODA LLC CEO Matt Devost interviews Congressman Will Hurd in a wide ranging discussion that touches on issues of geopolitical risk, cybersecurity, cyber risk and ways to help ensure our nation is prepared to compete and win in an age of rapid technological innovation. Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Communications (5G) and…
Intelligence

Robert Fink of Palantir on Lessons Learned From Using Data In Crisis Response

May 21, 2020

Robert Fink is on the leadership team at Palantir, where he has helped shape their approach to product design and architecture. He has also played major roles in ensuring the company stays focused on the mission needs of customers today, and, through shaping R&D, is helping ensure the company is better able to serve the…
JC Raby On Creating Value in Disruptive Markets

May 20, 2020

We invited Boston Merdian’s co-founder and partner JC Raby on to the OODAcast do discuss his insights into the market today as well as his views on things companies can do to ensure they position themselves for the best possible transaction in the future. We also asked his advice for the strategic investor/buyer of firms…
Tech

Renowned Business Executive Scott McNealy, Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems, On Leadership

May 18, 2020

Scott McNealy was a co-founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems and has one of the longest-running tenures as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company in history. He was one of the few businessmen that played a critical role in the emergence of the Silicon Valley technology industry that exists today and is a highly…
CEO of Percipient Balan Ayyar on the OODA Loop in Business

May 15, 2020

Balan Ayyar is the Founder and CEO of Percipient.ai, a Silicon Valley based artificial intelligence firm focused on delivering products and solutions for the most pressing intelligence and national security challenges. We have been tracking this leader for years and have watched him inspire many to achieve great things. His leadership in senior officer roles…