Imagine you are an Army General. And you have been given responsibility to defend a town that is the key to the local road network. You have a specific set of units under your command and several days to prepare to defend before the enemy is expected to attack. How are you going to go about setting up your defenses? Could you successfully defend without understanding the routes the enemy will use and what capabilities the enemy will have in addition to the knowing their objective?
Let’s try a thought experiment involving two different generals, each with the same resources and facing the same military problem described above. One is a by the book, well trained and thoughtful guy. The other is a dynamic, adaptive character who tries to get in his enemy’s head and understand how they fight and attack. Let’s compare General 1 and General 2 as they set up their defense.
General 1 knows the enemy’s objective and goes about setting up his defenses. He prepares to defend against the enemy by p…
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