What you will take away
Question map, traceability and signal priorities.
Start with 1.1Five lessons
Recommended order. You can start with any of them.- 1.1Searching is not monitoring✓ ReadHow can you show that an organisation observes what matters to it, instead of merely finding answers when someone asks?≈ 25 min · Beginner · You take away a minimum coverage sheet for a topic that concerns you
- 1.2Information, monitoring, intelligence and decision✓ ReadHow do you stop an observation from turning into a conclusion that the sources never supported?≈ 20 min · Beginner · You take away four statements rewritten with their level of evidence
- 1.3From business objectives to intelligence questions✓ ReadWhat is worth observing if the organisation has limited time and resources?≈ 25 min · Beginner · You take away an intelligence question (KIQ) connected to a real decision
- 1.4Signals, noise and biases✓ ReadHow do you recognise an important indication among hundreds of publications without confusing novelty with relevance?≈ 30 min · Beginner · You take away six signals read together with their associated decision
- 1.5The intelligence cycle: a human, continuous system✓ ReadHow do you make the right signals reach the right people and actually change what an organisation does?≈ 30 min · Beginner · You take away your system's minimal cycle on one page
Lab practice · L04
Signal log
Output: Observation, source and interpretation kept separate. No sign-up required.