The reason the military guys got this so fast was that they already
knew what he was talking about.
the idea he is really talking about is John Boyd's OODA cycle[1].
It's a conceptual idea for decision making - a fast iterative feedback
and decision cycle.
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[ 1.4 ms ] story [ 22.4 ms ] threadthe idea he is really talking about is John Boyd's OODA cycle[1]. It's a conceptual idea for decision making - a fast iterative feedback and decision cycle.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop
EDIT: Oh. I just got to the part where he simply says "This is based on the OODA loop by a fighter pilot named John Boyd..."
This is an /excellent/ book on the subject. http://www.amazon.com/Science-Strategy-War-Strategic-History...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuY5NcRvBbU&feature=respo...
I can't recommend Discourse on winning and losing, Creation and Destruction and Conceptual spiral more.