Comments on: New Years’ Resolutions for Strategic Theory http://redteamjournal.com/2010/01/new-years-resolutions-for-strategic-theory/ Red teaming and alternative analysis for national security and business advantage. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:48:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr. Mark http://redteamjournal.com/2010/01/new-years-resolutions-for-strategic-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 Mr. Mark Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:42:29 +0000 http://redteamjournal.com/?p=2076#comment-2280 I think that the one intellectual area requiring the greatest improvement among officers in the U.S. military is original, <i>independent</i> thought. The best way to ascertain a person's understanding of a subject is to ask them to explain that subject in their own words. Be very wary of those who cannot. Again, and again, and again, I try to discuss subjects with people who do not look to the <em>why</em> of doctrine or theory. If a person cannot answer <em>why</em> and defend the foundation of their argument in reason, then they don't really understand the ideas they champion. There is one hell of an Emperor's New Clothes problem out there. Knowledge of a thing is often not enough; go for <i>understanding</i>. I think that the one intellectual area requiring the greatest improvement among officers in the U.S. military is original, independent thought.

The best way to ascertain a person’s understanding of a subject is to ask them to explain that subject in their own words. Be very wary of those who cannot.

Again, and again, and again, I try to discuss subjects with people who do not look to the why of doctrine or theory. If a person cannot answer why and defend the foundation of their argument in reason, then they don’t really understand the ideas they champion. There is one hell of an Emperor’s New Clothes problem out there. Knowledge of a thing is often not enough; go for understanding.

]]> By: Yours Truly http://redteamjournal.com/2010/01/new-years-resolutions-for-strategic-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Yours Truly Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:30:18 +0000 http://redteamjournal.com/?p=2076#comment-2066 Comin' soon: The Church of George Kennan on Facebook. For the strategically daft. Comin’ soon: The Church of George Kennan on Facebook. For the strategically daft.

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