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Truth in Our Profession: Nail your whispers to the wall...
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Sunday, March 24, 2013. Nail your whispers to the wall. So, I've been suffering through Air War College recently (suffering less because of the material and more because of the timelines and integrity-stealing loss of soul to which the associated incentive structure for correspondence PME has driven me), and ran across a nice speech/article from Admiral James Stavridis. Article titled Read, Think, Write: Keys to 21st Century Leadership. Century ...
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Truth in Our Profession: Contributors
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Eric “Merf” Murphy is a Mathematician with a degree in English Literature, a weakness for military and oth. Er kinds of history, and a particular interest in understanding the problems of strategy and analysis as they apply to military and national security problems. Merf has had a reasonably successful career in the USAF applying his strengths in STEM and his weakness for the Humanities. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Are Your Lights On? Expert Po...
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Truth in Our Profession: Analysis and the Innovation Imperative
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Sunday, March 15, 2015. Analysis and the Innovation Imperative. The defense community is recently (and not-so-recently) awash in calls for innovation to ensure that we are militarily postured to meet future challenges and possess the agility necessary to turn toward those challenges we did not anticipate. For example, we have the Pentagon's Third Offset Strategy. And Air University's call. As a small movement. The Red Queen and Alice. In times o...
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Truth in Our Profession: Social Media for Military Analysts
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Social Media for Military Analysts. In response to a recent post. Noting a lack of social networking presence in the Air Force's analytic community I was asked a slightly surprising question. On reflection this should not have been surprising if I were taking more time to examine my own assumptions and for introspection, but here it is:. What is the value of social networking to analysts . and the rest of us? That most...
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Truth in Our Profession: The Challenge of Integrated Space Analysis
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Monday, April 20, 2015. The Challenge of Integrated Space Analysis. I've spent the past three years working to overcome these challenges. Here is my summary in an article just published in MORS Phalanx last month. The Challenge of Integrated Space Analysis. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Are Your Lights On? Honor in Science (Ethics). Structure of Scientific Revolution - Thomas Kuhn. The Enemy as a System - John Warden. Glenn A. Kent. Spent:...
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Truth in Our Profession: November 2010
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Saturday, November 20, 2010. What We are Taught. What we have learned. Thursday, November 4, 2010. The Ethics of Analysis. How do we avoid this? During rush hour, a lot of people take the bus, it’s really hell being down town during those hours, can you take the bus? No How about the subway? Because we will be in a Hurry? Why such a hurry, do you have to catch a plane? Well I hired you to drive so I don’t want to hire a taxi cab? For now, howeve...
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Truth in Our Profession: September 2010
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Thursday, September 30, 2010. The Zealot and His Disciples. Were they drinking coffee or were they drinking grape Kool-Aid? But this blog is not about a zealot trying to keep his program funded. If we had a nickel for every PM we’ve had to listen to ramble on about their product… rather, this essay is about truth. Maybe the PM is right; maybe he is wrong, the question is can we find out? Wining hearts and minds. Friday, September 24, 2010. But y...
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Truth in Our Profession: October 2010
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Friday, October 22, 2010. There is a great scene from the Clint Eastwood movie, “The Gauntlet”. The Clint Eastwood character is asked, “Why do you think they gave you this job? So you have to decide each time – as you peer down through the gauntlet. Do you have enough protection to make it through? Is this one worth getting bloody over? Sunday, October 17, 2010. Rest in Peace Benoît Mandelbrot. Click here to link to his Wikipedia Bio. As wit...
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Truth in Our Profession: Belief, Dissonance, and Difficulty in Analysis
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Belief, Dissonance, and Difficulty in Analysis. In a recent conversation. On The Constant Strategist. Several years ago, I first read a marvelous paper by Daniel Gilbert. Titled "How Mental Systems Believe" (that you can find online here. The gist of this article is a contrast between theories of learning described by René Descartes. This is all very interesting, but why does it matter? Where the uninformed and unski...
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Truth in Our Profession: Ruminations on Path Dependence and Archimedes
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Truth in Our Profession. Discussions in the analysis realm. Saturday, April 18, 2015. Ruminations on Path Dependence and Archimedes. We're going to stick with our current process.". A favorite concept from economics: path dependence. So, what is path dependence? In dynamic social, technological, and economic systems. ( Scott Page. Describes multiple forms of path dependence in a wonderful essay on the subject. A little stealth incentivizes improvements in adversary radar that encourages more stealth.