In the latest installment in our Exponential, Convergent Material Science Innovation Series, we continue to pull the string provided to us by OODA Loop contributor Scott Nuzum (SVP at Chicago-based …
The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI): A Paradigm Shift in the Discovery, Development, and Deployment of New Materials
Think of the infrastructure and architecture of the Human Genome Project, then apply it to the acceleration of our "understanding of the fundamentals of material science, providing a wealth of …
Exponential, Convergent Material Science Innovation is the Primary Driver of Global, Strategic Competitive Advantage
In 2023, OODA Loop contributor Scott Nuzum (SVP at Chicago-based Innovyz USA) contributed a foundational OODA Loop Original Analysis post - Five Exciting Breakthroughs in Materials Science. Over the …
OODA Loop on the Road: Field Research at Several Notable Spring 2024 Conferences
The OODA Loop Team has been on the road this week, as we were invited by a few "communities of practice" to attend their annual conferences. Some are industry sectors, while most cut across all …
Speculative Design: Electric Vertical Take-Off/Landing (“eVTOLs”) Air Taxis – aka Flying Cars – are Taking Off
According to the Executive Chairman of the X-Prize Foundation and Singularity University Executive Founder Peter H. Diamandis, years of speculative design of (the long-promised by science-fiction) …
Houston, We Have a Problem… (Let’s Get to Solving It)
A few decades from now, historians might conclude we are living in a Second Gilded Age. In a bit of a repeat of the 1890s, our mid-2020s seems to be an era where technological advancements have …
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By 2026, Online Content Generated by Non-humans Will Vastly Outnumber Human Generated Content
One of the most powerful takeaways from OODAcon 2023 was a qualitative anecdote shared on the "Cyber Risks of Emerging Technologies" panel discussion: “We are fast approaching a “tipping point” – when …
China offers AI computing ‘vouchers’ to its underpowered start-ups
China is taking steps to level the playing field for its artificial intelligence start-ups, as the country’s tech giants hog AI-training computing resources already squeezed by US chip restrictions. …
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OODA CEO Matt Devost and OODA Network Members Review the OODA Almanac 2024 – Reorientation
Every year, we also use one of our monthly meetings for a discussion of the annual OODA Almanac with the OODA Network. This conversation took place at the February 2024 OODA Network Member Meeting – …
Two Chinese Supercomputers (with Mystery Hardware Components) Go Online
Conspicuous, controversial and notorious is the Chinese unwillingness to participate in global benchmarking list of the world's most powerful supercomputers. So, the "top 500" list goes out - with …
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