The Humdrum that will make Intelligence work for your Business
It is a fact that most intelligence work is not that glamorous, and intelligence analysts will only occasionally get to deliver dynamic assessments to the management board, pull people out of far-flung places in the [...]
One Board Member you never see
What is it we believe and why? A pretty big question without a pint of good ale to hand maybe, but nevertheless relevant given all of the information of which we are in receipt every [...]
Is it time to look in the direction you’re travelling?
A great deal of effort is expended looking into the past at unexpected events, under-performance, operational failures and so on. This is just our natural human instinct to seek understanding of what has happened, particularly [...]
Information versus Intelligence
Intelligence is one of those peculiar terms with different connotations depending on your particular experience or standpoint. Most definitely intelligence in certain circles has sinister undertones, perhaps accompanied by the view that it should be [...]
Biased Intelligence…
Can anything be more fascinating than knowing how and why we think in the way we do. There have been many illuminating books and articles on this subject by some brilliant people. The human mind [...]
Applied Intelligence – never even hear of it…
Doctrine is never the most exciting of subjects, but spare me a few moments and let me justify your time. I know there are many with the view that intelligence work is more about the [...]