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  • An OODA Network Member Q&A with Dr. Melissa Flagg

    This Q and A session took place after Dr. Flagg’s initial presentation at the January 2023 OODA Network Member Meeting

  • Exponential Innovation and Building the Bioeconomy of the Future

    The Opportunities for Advantage Series of posts will continue this year. Designed to explore how exponential disruption and innovation require organizations to focus efforts to gain advantage, in a recent review of the series we found that there were patterns and groupings which deserved to be highlighted. To start: the opportunities for advantage created by…

  • A Conversation with OODA Network Expert Kristin Del Rosso on Cybersecurity and National Vulnerability Database Research

    In this OODA Loop Q&A with OODA Network Expert Kristin Del Rosso, we discuss her presentation last year at labscon.io 2022 in Scottsdale, AZ, entitled “Is CNVD ≥ CVE? A Look at Chinese Vulnerability Discovery and Disclosure.” Del Rosso is a product manager at Sophos focusing on Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, and the SecOps ecosystem.…

  • Cybersecurity Whack-a-Mole In the Boardroom

    The growing use and reliance on complex digital business systems is exacerbating cyber-risk, a systemic risk to your business, one which can result in serious, perhaps even existential damage. The interactions of information and technology have evolved from segmented IT functions into the central nervous systems controlling the most vital assets and systems of your…

  • OODA Loop: On Exponential Disruption

    As a prelude to the launch of the OODA Loop Exponential Innovation Series, the following is a compilation of insights and resources related to our research on Exponential Disruption to-date.

  • Designing, Quantifying, and Measuring Exponential Innovation

    Based on the strength of the insights garnered over the course of 2022 from the research theme of Exponential Disruption, our new OODA Loop Series,  Exponential Innovation, will pivot and “drill down” on the technical, organizational, and market-driven structures driving these disruptions – with a focus on emerging technologies, deep-tech, tough-tech, and advanced technologies. This…

  • The Chinese IoT Threat: CBS News Features OODA Network Expert Charlie Parton

    We recently featured a three-part series based on a report by Charlie Parton and Dr.  Samantha Hoffman.  In the shadow of the Chinese surveillance balloon/national security threat which played out last week, CBS News Weekender picked up the OODA Loop series based on the report – and arranged an interview with Charlie to discuss the…

  • Defense Innovation Board Study on Strategic Investment Capital (Call for Interviews)

    The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) is conducting a study on Strategic Investment Capital.

  • The DoD’s Office of Strategic Capital Launches Small Business Initiative; America’s Frontier Fund Forms Strategic Innovation Group

    A crucial insight wrought from our 2022 research was based on a pattern garnered from our Opportunities for Advantage Series. The pattern was a clear inflection point over the course of Q3 and Q4 of 2022 in National Security Investment for American Competitiveness.  As result, this theme was featured in the OODA Alamanac 2023 (Jagged…

  • The WEF Needs to Throw Its Weight Behind UN Cybercrime Treaty Efforts

    Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) – an international nongovernmental and lobbying organization – met in Davos, Switzerland to discuss risks facing the global community in 2023.  Among the threats identified in its comprehensive The Global Risks Report 2023, cybercrime and cyber insecurity was featured in the top 10, alongside other prominent risk concerns such…


OODAcasts

  • 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…

  • Adam Shostack on Cybersecurity and What Every Engineer Should Learn From Star Wars

    Adam Shostack on Cybersecurity and What Every Engineer Should Learn From Star Wars

    Adam Shostack is widely known in the cybersecurity world for his pioneering work on disclosing and discussing computer vulnerabilities (the CVE  (common vulnerabilities and exposures) list). He also helped formalize and train leading approaches to threat modeling and wrote the foundational book on the subject (Threat Modeling: Designing for Security). In this OODAcast we seek…

  • Sebastian Mallaby on How Venture Capitalists and Hedge Funds Achieve Success

    Sebastian Mallaby on How Venture Capitalists and Hedge Funds Achieve Success

    Sebastian Mallaby joined the OODAcast for a discussion about the Power Law in venture capital and the rise of the global hedge fund and private equity industries.

  • Former Head of National Intelligence Council Neil Wiley on Intelligence Analysis

    Former Head of National Intelligence Council Neil Wiley on Intelligence Analysis

    Neil Wiley has lead some of the US Intelligence Community’s most important analytical functions. His career in intelligence began as a Naval Intelligence Officer in an operational intelligence center focused on support to critical operational naval missions. He would later serve joint intelligence missions in Europe, would rise to lead all analytical activities at the…

  • Michael Gibson Wants to Light the Paper Belt on Fire

    Michael Gibson Wants to Light the Paper Belt on Fire

    This OODAcast features a fascinating conversation with Michael Gibson, the author of the book “Paper Belt on Fire” who is also the co-founder of the Thiel Fellowship program and the 1517 Fund, both of which focus on identifying unconventional ideas and individuals that can drive disruptive innovation in technology, arts, and science.

  • Jimmy Soni on Why PayPal Was Successful
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    Jimmy Soni on Why PayPal Was Successful

    In this OODAcast, we talk with Jimmy Soni, the author of the book “The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley”. Jimmy takes a deep, historical look at the founding story of PayPal with detailed analysis, interviews, and access that you won’t find in any other telling of the PayPal…

  • Jen Hoar on Corporate Intelligence and Investigations

    Jen Hoar on Corporate Intelligence and Investigations

    In this OODAcast we interview one of our close friends and OODA network members, Jen Hoar. Jen is a former journalist-turned-corporate investigator who has leveraged the potent act of asking, and listening, to turn strangers into sources and contacts into clients. Her expertise, which is clearly also her passion, is identifying and interviewing smart people…

  • Joseph Menn on Observations From Tech Journalism
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    Joseph Menn on Observations From Tech Journalism

    Covering technology issues, and specifically cybersecurity as a journalist is a tough endeavor. Some of these technologies are complex as are the security vulnerabilities often inherent in their deployment and making these topics broadly accessible can be a challenge. Many of the underlying issues touch upon national security and civil liberties creating an interesting nexus…

  • Lawrence Gasman on Assessing the Business Impact of Quantum Technologies

    Lawrence Gasman on Assessing the Business Impact of Quantum Technologies

    Lawrence Gasman has researched and reported on quantum technologies from the beginning of the discipline of quantum computing. He is now the President of Inside Quantum Technology (IQT), which provides in-depth business intelligence for the quantum technology industry. IQT also runs several major quantum technology conferences as well as a quantum industry news service. On…

  • 100 Episodes of OODAcast: Providing actionable insights for future risks and opportunities.

    100 Episodes of OODAcast: Providing actionable insights for future risks and opportunities.

    In 2020, we launched the OODAcast video and podcast series designed to provide insightful analysis and actionable intelligence to decision makers. In this 100th episode, co-hosts Matt Devost and Bob Gourley review some of the key insights from the series. Matt and Bob also discuss a OODA’s recent assessment of risks and opportunities given the…

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