Sensemaking for 21st century intelligence

Abstract

ABSTRACT The key to effective 21st century intelligence is our sensemaking process. In this article, we present a case for why Cold War-era reductive intelligence models have become obsolete, and we show that sensemaking provides a better framework for the issues that intelligence agencies and their governments face in the 21st century. To illustrate our argument, we apply the sensemaking paradigm to an increasingly prominent challenge: grey zone conflict.