William Dttmer defines strategy as “the means and methods required to satisfy the conditions necessary to achieving a system’s ultimate goal.”

Alright. Well that's a very long winded way of saying 'general plan' with a useless pet definition that adds nothing by some dude.

  Similarly, if you are interested in strategy, you will inevitably encounter military and business strategy. That doesn’t mean you need to enlist in the military, or sprout pointy hair.

No kidding? This is promptly followed by 'Conjoined Triangles of Success' type graphics.

  This insight, that strategy is iterative, is the core of John Boyd’s OODA loop. OODA is an acronym for Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act.

This insight, throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks, is the core of Robert Matthew Van Winkle's SCALE loop. SCALE is an acronym for Stop, Collaborate, and Listen.