Wardley Mapping Loop Compated with OODA
Wardley’s strategy cycle combines John Boyd’s OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) with Sun Tzu’s five factors of strategy (Purpose, Landscape, Climate, Doctrine, Leadership). Created by Simon Wardley, this framework transforms decision-making from reactive to systematic by emphasizing situational awareness and continuous learning. The cycle addresses the problem of staying stuck in execution mode without reassessing whether solutions address the right problems, using Wardley Maps as visual tools in the Orient phase to connect observations to strategic decisions and actions.
