This model contrasts sharply with the earlier ‘bumper-sticker’ model. You still have the four parts, Observe, Orient, Decide and Act but they are now fleshed out with greater detail. This is particularly true in Orientation or, as Boyd called it “the big ‘O’.”
Some details about this model based on the earlier posts.
It’s a process model made up of process models. Put another way, it’s system of subsystems. All four parts, Observe, Orient, Decide and Act are themselves processes playing the part of entities. That is, each contains its own internal interactions between different parts best illustrated by Orientation.
Within Orientation we find the antagonistic pair of analysis and synthesis. Note that they can act on and are acted on by, genetic heritage, cultural traditions, new information and previous experience.
There is an energy source that runs through the entire loop. It begins as energy, raw data or information entering through observation. This becomes energy-information as the data gains meaning in Orientation. Some of this E/I is fed forward for a Decision or Action.
The biggest difference between the first model and this one is the inclusion of feedback. In the former model feedback didn’t happen at all. Stuff went through from start to finish and nothing was sent back. It was a poster child for allopoietic systems. In this model feedback plays as much of a role as feed forward. Its inclusion moves the model from an assembly line to potentially recreating itself. Feedback is a bridge between allopoietic and autopoietic systems. It’s the key to reflection and reflection is the key to growth and learning.
Finally in all cases when the loop is completed, whether at Orientation, Decision or Action you return to Observations through feedback and the cycle starts again making “The entire “loop” an on-going many sided implicit cross-referencing process.”
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