Step 4: 1. Surprise Set-up

3. Responses and Execution > 3. Creative Momentum > Surprise Set-up

Which of the following best describes what you need to know to set up a surprise.

1. I need to understand how to psychology of competition makes surprise both possible and necessary.
   7.1 Order from Chaos

   7.1 Order from Chaos

   "War is very complicated and confusing.
   Battle is chaotic.
   Nevertheless, you must not allow chaos."
   Sun Tzu's The Art of War 5:4:1-3

   Situation: 

   Chaos describes our inability to see a pattern. Order may exist in situations that appear chaotic, but we cannot see their order. Dynamic natural systems evolve in complexity until we can no longer see any underlying order. In a psychological sense, chaos is the cognitive dissonance that arises from reality failing to match our expectations. We are wired to find patterns even in meaningless noise. As patterns dissolve in the overwhelming complexity of a situation, we perceive chaos even as we cling to our original expectations. This conflict between what we see and what we expect creates confusion, frustration, and fear.
2. I understand the psychology, but I need to understand the role of proven methods in establishing the basis for surprise.
   7.2 Standards First

   7.2 Standards First

   "You win a war by first assuring yourself of victory.
   Only afterward do you look for a fight."
   Sun Tzu's The Art of War 4:3:24-25

   Situation: 

   All moves have a beginning. At the beginning of a move, we have the least information about the situation into which we are getting involved (2.1.1 Information Limits]). When our move brings us in contact with new people, we know little about them and how they will react. Among potential supporters, a bad initial impression is costly to overcome. Since these people know little about us and our intentions, they are likely to be suspicious since everyone's first reaction should be to defend.