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]]> http://ctovision.com/2008/07/vision-for-the-enterprise-cto-lessons-from-dni-vision-2015/#comment-58 Jeffrey Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:00:50 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=46#comment-58 Yes, I've admired Mike's initiative in that regard as well. On the other hand, a fishing trip is a powerful lure (no pun intended). :-) Yes, I've admired Mike's initiative in that regard as well. On the other hand, a fishing trip is a powerful lure (no pun intended).

]]> http://ctovision.com/2008/07/vision-for-the-enterprise-cto-lessons-from-dni-vision-2015/#comment-57 Bob Gourley Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:05:15 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=46#comment-57 Jeffrey, Thanks much for the meaty comments that are right on the mark. Cheers, Bob p.s., this is another area where I think Mike Tanji and you will enjoy dialog on, if we can ever get him back from leave-- he shared a concept with me about a year ago for bringing in the thoughts of a wider spectrum of folks who can contribute to national security issues and I know your comment will be informative to his idea. Jeffrey,
Thanks much for the meaty comments that are right on the mark.
Cheers,
Bob
p.s., this is another area where I think Mike Tanji and you will enjoy dialog on, if we can ever get him back from leave– he shared a concept with me about a year ago for bringing in the thoughts of a wider spectrum of folks who can contribute to national security issues and I know your comment will be informative to his idea.

]]> http://ctovision.com/2008/07/vision-for-the-enterprise-cto-lessons-from-dni-vision-2015/#comment-56 Jeffrey Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:58:07 +0000 http://ctovision.com/?p=46#comment-56 Thanks for the post, Bob. It's an exciting document to be sure. One thing that caught my eye as a possible issue was this paragraph on p. 5: "Our analytic professionals will collaborate with world-class experts in academe, commercial interests, and think tanks, all with similar knowledge and personal networks." What concerns me is the inclination for an over-reliance on experts. There is some new research to suggest that if the audience of the work (i.e., the customers) aren't experts, then expert opinions are not as useful as nonexpert opinions. Sometimes too much expertise in a given area results in cognitive traps like ethnocentrism or just plain old tunnelvision. I think that the globalization of information provides us with a unique opportunity to move away from our longstanding reliance on "expert" opinions and broaden our resources to include peer-to-peer models as well. Thanks for the post, Bob. It's an exciting document to be sure. One thing that caught my eye as a possible issue was this paragraph on p. 5:
"Our analytic professionals will collaborate with world-class experts in academe, commercial interests, and think tanks, all with similar knowledge and personal networks."
What concerns me is the inclination for an over-reliance on experts. There is some new research to suggest that if the audience of the work (i.e., the customers) aren't experts, then expert opinions are not as useful as nonexpert opinions. Sometimes too much expertise in a given area results in cognitive traps like ethnocentrism or just plain old tunnelvision.
I think that the globalization of information provides us with a unique opportunity to move away from our longstanding reliance on "expert" opinions and broaden our resources to include peer-to-peer models as well.

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