: In January 2010, Major General Michael T. Flynn, in conjunction with Captain Matt Pottinger and... more : In January 2010, Major General Michael T. Flynn, in conjunction with Captain Matt Pottinger and Paul D. Batchelor, published a paper that made the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) stand up and shout. Titled "Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan," the paper attempted to address the weaknesses the authors saw in the collection and use of intelligence in the field. For Flynn and his colleagues, the "tendency to overemphasize detailed information about the enemy at the expense of the political, economic, and cultural environment that supports it" highlights the difference between tactical and strategic thinking. This dichotomy betrays the essence of a debate that underscores the importance of mental flexibility and agile adaptive behavior. For while training equips a person with necessary skills and attributes that can be robotically replicated, education allows an individual to move beyond the "instructions" and adapt...
In January 2010, Major General Michael T. Flynn, in conjunction with Captain Matt Pottinger and P... more In January 2010, Major General Michael T. Flynn, in conjunction with Captain Matt Pottinger and Paul D. Batchelor, published a paper that made the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) stand up and shout. Titled "Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan," the paper attempted to address the weaknesses the authors saw in the collection and use of intelligence in the field. For Flynn and his colleagues, the "tendency to overemphasize detailed information about the enemy at the expense of the political, economic, and cultural environment that supports it" highlights the difference between tactical and strategic thinking. This dichotomy betrays the essence of a debate that underscores the importance of mental flexibility and agile adaptive behavior. For while training equips a person with necessary skills and attributes that can be robotically replicated, education allows an individual to move beyond the "instructions" and adapt t...
: In January 2010, Major General Michael T. Flynn, in conjunction with Captain Matt Pottinger and... more : In January 2010, Major General Michael T. Flynn, in conjunction with Captain Matt Pottinger and Paul D. Batchelor, published a paper that made the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) stand up and shout. Titled "Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan," the paper attempted to address the weaknesses the authors saw in the collection and use of intelligence in the field. For Flynn and his colleagues, the "tendency to overemphasize detailed information about the enemy at the expense of the political, economic, and cultural environment that supports it" highlights the difference between tactical and strategic thinking. This dichotomy betrays the essence of a debate that underscores the importance of mental flexibility and agile adaptive behavior. For while training equips a person with necessary skills and attributes that can be robotically replicated, education allows an individual to move beyond the "instructions" and adapt...
In January 2010, Major General Michael T. Flynn, in conjunction with Captain Matt Pottinger and P... more In January 2010, Major General Michael T. Flynn, in conjunction with Captain Matt Pottinger and Paul D. Batchelor, published a paper that made the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) stand up and shout. Titled "Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan," the paper attempted to address the weaknesses the authors saw in the collection and use of intelligence in the field. For Flynn and his colleagues, the "tendency to overemphasize detailed information about the enemy at the expense of the political, economic, and cultural environment that supports it" highlights the difference between tactical and strategic thinking. This dichotomy betrays the essence of a debate that underscores the importance of mental flexibility and agile adaptive behavior. For while training equips a person with necessary skills and attributes that can be robotically replicated, education allows an individual to move beyond the "instructions" and adapt t...
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