Tony Adams

SM: Instead of conducting a military mission as a chess match, with pieces moving with orders, adaptability and flexibility were fostered

SM: The U.S. military has changed from pure brawn to include more technology and broader communication

Using the space race to moon, McChrystal illustrates how tough it can be to bring pieces of organizations, technology together successfully

SM: At its essence ... it's getting things to work together

SM: Today's technology, including YouTube videos, have changed everything. The new media helped fuel chaos in Egypt, Libya and Syria.

SM: There's a gap that has developed ... complexity changes everything

SM: In a complex world, you've still got to have efficiency, but that's not enough anymore

SM: That tragedy led to efforts to create a more unified and efficient force, essentially to become more adaptable

SM: The military services were thrown together for the mission, which including Army commandos.

SM: Iran hostage attempt led to disaster and a crash killing American service members. The Navy, Marines, Army and Air Force were involved.

SM: Another moment, the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Iran in 1979, leading to the hostage rescue attempt, which failed early

SM: Our future is impossible to predict. But sometimes that has tragic consequences. (Clip of Challenger disaster shown)

SM: Efficiency created by military left fewer options, came at a cost with lost flexibility

SM: Industrial revolution brought bigger and bigger armies worldwide. Leadership and orders took hold and brought organization to military

SM: A history lesson shows the "efficiency movement" in manufacturing America in the early 20th century. That spread to the military as well

SM: Most of us in the room grew up with the concept of teams. Video illustrates not all teams function perfectly; they also can work magic

SM: We needed to think and act like a network of teams ourselves