The Whirl of ReOrientation: Escape the Script. Win the War.
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From OODA to Active Inference: Rethinking Safety in an Entropic World
In this guest contribution, Dr. David Slater unifies Boyd’s OODA "loop" and Friston’s Free Energy Principle to reframe safety, intelligence, and…
Jul 8
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Brian “Ponch” Rivera
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From OODA to Active Inference: Rethinking Safety in an Entropic World
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Slides, Slogans, and Surveys: The Silent Tools Killing Your Company from Within
What Leaders Miss When They Trade Judgment for Optics
Jul 7
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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Slides, Slogans, and Surveys: The Silent Tools Killing Your Company from Within
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Read the Declaration Like a Strategist, Not a Subject
This July 4th, revisit the Declaration as a strategic guide to legitimacy, separation, and cognitive warfare.
Jul 4
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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Read the Declaration Like a Strategist, Not a Subject
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He Didn’t Ask. He Declared.
The Declaration Wasn’t a Protest. It Was a Frame Break
Jul 2
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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He Didn’t Ask. He Declared.
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Left of Bang: How to Predict Crisis, Seize Advantage, and Win Before the Fight Starts
Marine combat intelligence meets Wall Street foresight. Patrick Van Horne reveals how to turn weak signals into hard power, from Baghdad to boardrooms.
Jul 2
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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Left of Bang: How to Predict Crisis, Seize Advantage, and Win Before the Fight Starts
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The OODA Loop Trap: How Misunderstanding Boyd Becomes Your Greatest Advantage
Mastering Orientation While Others Chase Speed Is the Strategic Edge
Jun 30
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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The OODA Loop Trap: How Misunderstanding Boyd Becomes Your Greatest Advantage
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Learning War, Winning in the Age of AI: Lessons in Adaptive Strategy with Trent Hone
Decentralized learning, mission command, and the forgotten Navy playbook that can help modern leaders master complexity and outmaneuver chaos.
Jun 26
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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Brian “Ponch” Rivera
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Learning War, Winning in the Age of AI: Lessons in Adaptive Strategy with Trent Hone
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The Prayer Was Real: Jimmy Stewart’s Hidden Battle Behind It’s A Wonderful Life
He flew bombing runs over Nazi Germany, then came home to play George Bailey. What no one knew: Jimmy Stewart’s prayer at the bar wasn’t fiction. It was…
Jun 25
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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The Prayer Was Real: Jimmy Stewart’s Hidden Battle Behind It’s A Wonderful Life
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You’ve Misunderstood the OODA Loop: Why Every Leader Needs John Boyd Now
Most leaders think the OODA Loop is about speed. It’s not. It’s about Orientation, and if you don’t understand that, you’re already losing.
Jun 23
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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You’ve Misunderstood the OODA Loop: Why Every Leader Needs John Boyd Now
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MOVIE NIGHT: THE COST OF A PERFECT PLAN
When Precision Fails by a Second, Everything Burns
Jun 20
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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MOVIE NIGHT: THE COST OF A PERFECT PLAN
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Why Fake Metrics Are Destroying America’s Institutions: Campbell’s Law Explained
How the Guardians of Decay Use Data Theater to Hide Institutional Failure
Jun 19
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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Why Fake Metrics Are Destroying America’s Institutions: Campbell’s Law Explained
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Still in the Signal: The Enduring Genius of Brian Wilson (1942–2025)
How Brian Wilson Turned Breakdown Into Beauty and Changed the Way We Hear the World.
Jun 12
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Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
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Still in the Signal: The Enduring Genius of Brian Wilson (1942–2025)
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