A Discourse on Winning and Losing
by John R. Boyd
About
To _flourish and grow in a manysided. uncertain and ever
changing world _that surrounds us. suggests that we have to make
intuitive uŕithin ourselves those many practices we need to meet
the exigencies ofthat world. The contents, hence the five
sections, that comprise this 'Discourse' unfold observations and
ideas that contribute toward achieving or thwarting such an aim
I or purpose. Specifically:
I of Conflict' represents a compendium of ideas
and actions for winning and losing in a highly
competitive world:
0 ’Organic Design for Command and Control' surfaces the
implicit arrangements that permit cooperation in
complex, competitive, fast moving situations:
’The Strategic Game of and 2" emphasizes the mental
twists and turns we undertake to surface appropriate
schemes or designs for realizing our aims or purposes.-
0 ’Destruction and Creation' lays out in abstract but
graphic fashion the ways by which we evolve mental
concepts to comprehend and cope with our enviroment:
0 'Revelation' makes visible the metaphorical message
that flows from this 'Discourse'.
changing world _that surrounds us. suggests that we have to make
intuitive uŕithin ourselves those many practices we need to meet
the exigencies ofthat world. The contents, hence the five
sections, that comprise this 'Discourse' unfold observations and
ideas that contribute toward achieving or thwarting such an aim
I or purpose. Specifically:
I of Conflict' represents a compendium of ideas
and actions for winning and losing in a highly
competitive world:
0 ’Organic Design for Command and Control' surfaces the
implicit arrangements that permit cooperation in
complex, competitive, fast moving situations:
’The Strategic Game of and 2" emphasizes the mental
twists and turns we undertake to surface appropriate
schemes or designs for realizing our aims or purposes.-
0 ’Destruction and Creation' lays out in abstract but
graphic fashion the ways by which we evolve mental
concepts to comprehend and cope with our enviroment:
0 'Revelation' makes visible the metaphorical message
that flows from this 'Discourse'.
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