NATO Strategic Foresight Wrap-Up

Create an account or log-in to harvest the three days of consideration of strategic foresight across multiple domains: http://innovationhub-act.org/ New joins are welcome at any time. The next planned event is …. ROBERT STEELE:  My own wrap-up comments are below.

Answers: Steele for NATO Strategic Foresight

My preliminary contributions to the NATO Strategic Foresight Online Workshop. I have no appointment or connection to NATO or the Transformation Command. This workshop is open to the public without restriction. Characteristics of the Future Threats & Possibilities Economic Considerations Environmental Considerations Human Considerations I & II Political Considerations Technology Considerations Strategic Foresight I & …

Marcus Aurelius: Reserve C-130’s as Poster Child for Strategic Dishonesty

No Clipping These Wings By David Ignatius Washingtonpost.com, July 5, 2013 For an illustration of why the federal government has become so unmanageable, consider the Air Force’s attempt last year to cut its budget by retiring unneeded warplanes. This sensible policy ran into a shredder — largely because of the political clout of the Air …

NATO Innovation Hub: Communication on Social Media Next Steps

Entering the Solution Design Phase Social Media Event – May update Dear Innovation Hub members, “How should NATO use Social Media?” is the question you have been discussing for six weeks.  This online brainstorming was fruitful beyond all expectations!  Your motivation to engage in an expert level exploration of the topic has generated a broad …

Stuart Umpleby: US Making Strategic Mistake in Science and Management Education — Robert Steele Connects to OSA, OSE, & M4IS2

RM 130212  Cybernetics Management and Security Policy I think the U.S. may be on the verge of making an important strategic mistake in science and in management education.  Here are three stories to illustrate the historical background. 1.  The Macy Foundation conferences in 1948-1953 led to founding the field of cybernetics.  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy_conferences  The Am. …

2007 Open Source Intelligence (Strategic) 2.0

Now that everyone is paying attention, this is being posted in full text online in support of a larger M4IS2 / OSE dialog. Document:  Strategic OSINT (Chapter 6 in Strataegic Intelligence Vol 2) 10 MB Links added below throughout, updated where appropriate. See Also: 21st Century Intelligence Core References 2.0 Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Robert …