October 15th, 2009
Excerpt from BLINK
page 118-119
"Once the figthing started, Van Riper didn't want introspection. He didn't want long meetings. He didn't want explanations.
This kind of management system clearly has its risks/ It meant Van Riper didn't always have a clear idea of what his troops were up to. It meant he had to place a lot of trust in his subordinates. It was by his own admission, a "messy" way to make decisions. But it had one overwhelming advantage: allowing people to operate without having to explain themselves constantly turns out to be like the rule of agreement in improv. It enables rapid cognition."
