#166 John Agnello on Information Advantage

<p>The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.</p> <p>During this episode, US Army COL John Agnello discusses the Army’s pursuits related to Information Advantage. Our conversation traverses the meaning of Information Advantage, the functions of Information Advantage, how Information Advantage fits within the larger Information Environment, as well as related initiatives. One such initiative is the Theater Information Advantage Detachment (TIAD) concept which will be Army theater-level teams that influence and inform–especially during the competition continuum phase of operations.</p> <p>Research Question: John Agnello suggests an interested student examine ways to help commanders “see” the information dimension; take every piece of information, bring them together into a decision space which enables speed and accuracy.</p> <p><strong>Resources</strong>:</p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned <ul> <li aria-level="2"><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-24"> #24 John Davis on Modern Warfare, Teamwork, and Commercial Cognitive Security</a></li> <li aria-level="2"><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-125"> #125 Journey from conception through JP 3-04</a></li> <li aria-level="2"><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-131"> #131 Brian Burbank on the Ghost Team, Transparent Battlefield Concepts and Multi-Domain Operations</a></li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1"><a href= "https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN36290-FM_3-0-000-WEB-2.pdf"> FM 3-0 Operations 3.0 (October 2022)</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/LikeWar-Weaponization-P-W-Singer/dp/0358108470/ref=sr_1_1?crid