What Boyd did was merge his previously-held knowledge and experience of flying with the why of the problem. In other words, Boyd stepped back from his street-level view of the problem and onto a balcony that overlooked the street—an alternative vantage point that enabled him to see more and, ultimately, build competence as a result. When you understand how a new territory is oriented, you can better sift through the complexity of the competition. You see patterns emerge. Previous models that worked in other situations may not work with the current problem, but a modification might. Even if
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