Snowmobile

In John Boyd’s terminology, building a snowmobile is crafting a novel solution to a problem that synthesizes various fully optimized but conceptually unrelated elements into a cohesive whole (motorcycle handlebars + tank treads + skis + boat outboard motor = a vehicle built to traverse snow). In this case, we need a novel solution that rapidly develops space.

Boyd's "Revelation":

  • A loser is someone is someone — individual or group — who cannot build snowmobiles when facing uncertainty and unpredictable change; (VUCA)
  • A winner is someone — individual or group — who can build snowmobiles, and employ them in an appropriate fashion, when facing uncertainty and unpredictable change.

see exaption


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