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# Interesting perspective on war, innovation, skills and strategy from Col. John Boyd
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/interesting-perspective-on-war-innovation-skills-and-strategy-from-col-john-boyd/
- Published: 2011-03-29T21:08:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-25T10:28:29.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: innovation, future, history, military, strategy, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

This rare [video](http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/AfterO?ref=katecarruthers.com) of US Air Force Colonel John Boyd shows his [1991 House Armed Services Committee Testimony](http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2011/03/air-force-colonel-john-boyds-1991-house-armed-services-committee-testimony.html?ref=katecarruthers.com) and is worth watching. Many consider him to be one of the [best strategic thinkers](http://www.dnipogo.org/lind/lind%5F10%5F02%5F07.htm?ref=katecarruthers.com) of the twentieth century and his ideas have influenced many of today's leading strategists.

Of particular interest is his focus on the essential inputs for winning victories in war, especially given the longstanding involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. They key elements he identifies are people, strategy and tactics, and military hardware.

Also there is considerable insight into the kind of roadblocks that institutions might throw up against innovators.

This [video of the U.S. hearings into Military Reform After Operation Desert Storm](http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/AfterO?ref=katecarruthers.com) (APRIL 30, 1991) is not short, but it provides some great food for thought.