There was an old news article talking about how this Chinese guy started a factory. He had a plot of land, and went out with a contractor, paper pad in hand, roughly drawing the outline of the factory, as well as where the offices were going to be.
Construction started two days later.
No approvals, no drafting, every decision was made on the fly. That's what I call agile.
Agile indeed. It works with software b/c you can change it on the fly. Once you pour concrete and realize you made a mistake you're in for real problems.
I'm sure they'd have change in requirements, but that happens in any project. However, the obvious distinction here is there is no development application, or approvals from government. This is the wild west.
Construction started two days later.
No approvals, no drafting, every decision was made on the fly. That's what I call agile.