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The Whirl of ReOrientation: OODA as Boyd Actually Meant It.

Mark McGrath | OODA Synthesist, Brian “Ponch” Rivera

OODA as Boyd actually meant it — applied to the wars for reality and meaning that organizations are losing right now.

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  • Mark McGrath | OODA Synthesist

    U.S. Marine. Asset management vet. Two decades developing Boyd's OODA framework where a wrong read isn't a learning opportunity — it's an existential threat. Co-host, No Way Out | Partner, AGLX

  • Brian “Ponch” Rivera

    Retired U.S. Navy Captain, co-creator of The Flow System, No Way Out podcast producer and co-host, TEDx speaker, and girl dad.

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