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Force multiplication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
what are your force multipliers?
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- Morale
- Technology
- Geographical features
- Weather
- Recruitment through diplomacy
- Training and experience
- Fearsome reputation
- Deception
Force multiplication, in military usage, refers to a combination of attributes or advantages which make a given force more effective than another force of comparable size. A force multiplier refers to a factor that dramatically increases (hence "multiplies") the effectiveness of an item or group.
Some common force multipliers are:
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- Observe: make use of the best sensors and other intelligence available
- Orient: put the new observations into a context with the old
- Decide: select the next action based on the combined observation and local knowledge
- Act: carry out the selected action, ideally while the opponent is still observing your last action.
Boyd's concept is also known as the OODA Loop, and is a description of the decision-making process that Boyd contended applies to business, sports, law enforcement and military operations. Boyd's doctrine is widely taught in the American military, and one of the aims of network centric warfare is to get inside his OODA loop--that is, to go from observation to action before the enemy can get past orientation, preventing him from ever being able to make an effective decision or put it into action. Small unit leadership is critical to this, and NCW's ability to disseminate information to small unit leaders enables such tactics.
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Counter-insurgency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first method relies on superb intelligence, provided by those who know the natural and artificial environment of the conflict as well as the insurgents. Once such superior intelligence is gained, the counterinsurgents must be trained to a point of high professionalism and discipline such that they will exercise discrimination and restraint. Through such discrimination and restraint, the counterinsurgents do not alienate members of the populace besides those already fighting them, while delaying the time when the counterinsurgents become disgusted by their own actions and demoralized.
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To understand counter-insurgency, one must understand insurgency. See models of insurgency to understand the dynamics of revolutionary warfare. Insurgents capitalize on societal problems, often called gaps; counter-insurgency addresses closing the gaps. When the gaps are wide, they create a sea of discontent, of which Mao wrote "the guerilla must swim in the people as the fish swims in the sea."[2]
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As such, the term "counter-insurgency" is somewhat cognate with the the armed "suppression" of a rebellion, coupled to tactics such as hearts and minds which hope to fracture the links between the insurgency and the population in which the insurgents move and claim to represent.
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Social Media is about being Tactically Strategic » Conversations Matter: Bridging the Social Media Gap
This is my most recent post on Conversations Matter. I firmly believe that there is a lack of marketing people (especially at large companies) that are Tactically Strategic. There are many people who are one or the other and I think this leads to the social media failures we see.
Communications Planning | davefleet.com
This is a great series on how to put together a communications plan. This is something EVERYONE working in the new media space should know but very very few do.
What I Want a Social Media Expert to Know | chrisbrogan.com
A very detailed post on what Chris sees as must have skils for the so called "Social Media" expert. How do you stack up. I'm gld to say I can check off all of these, but is that really the point?
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