2.7.3. Optimizing Human Performance

Question 1

Optimizing human performance is defined as what?

Answer 1

Optimizing human performance is defined as the process of applying knowledge, skills, and emerging technologies to improve and preserve the capabilities of DoD personnel to execute essential tasks.

Question 2

What is the OODA loop?

Answer 2

OODA Loop - a concept applied to combat operations designed by USAF COL, John Boyd. Maximizing speed of OODA loop is key.

Question 3

What does OODA stand for?

Answer 3

Observe: collection of data

Orient: the analysis and synthesis of data

Decide: course of action

Act: on decision. Actions may require feedback to the observe portion

Question 4

How do we optimize OODA?!

Answer 4

We want to optimize OODA loop by: improving observation, facilitating superior orientation, expedite decision making, ensure optimal physical performance

Question 5

Steps to optimizing OODA specifically:

Answer 5

analyze performance task and OODA Loop

analyze intrinsic capabilities

analyze extrinsic factors

Identify potential HPO strategies

implement HPO strategies

Question 6

Components of physical fitness

Answer 6

Socioemotional
Physical
Cognitive

Question 7

What are the types of human performance optimization stages for the military?

Answer 7

1. enhancement (pre-deployment)
   use of performance technologies to produce an improvement above baseline
2. sustainment (deployment)
   keep performance at baseline
3. restoration (post-deployment)
   return degraded performance back to baseline

Question 8

What tools do we have to optimize human performance besides flash cards on brainscape?

Answer 8

1. Drugs
2. Techniques
3. Machines
4. Genes

Question 9

What is CHAMP?

Answer 9

USU Consortium for health and military performance (CHAMP)

Question 10

What does CHAMP consist of?

Answer 10

1. a group of educators, health professionals and researchers dedicated to communication, cooperation and collaboration across boundaries to
2. Human Performance Resource center (online)