My ignite talk from LKNA2013. Prussian military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz coined the term friction to describe everything that happens when our plans crash into reality. His context was war, but his ideas make a great deal of sense in the world of knowledge work. Here's how these ideas are influencing us at TLClabs.
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Friction, Mission Command and Coherence
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4. Further, every war is rich in particular facts; while, at the same
time, each is an unexplored sea, full of rocks.
a general must be aware of it that he may
overcome it, where that is possible; and that
he may not expect a degree of precision in
results which is impossible on account of this
very friction.
Picture of Clausewitz
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8. Use an image from a Tough Mudder competition
of someone walking in mud up to their chest?
Activity in war is movement in a resistant medium -
Clausewitz
12. US Army ADP 6-0 Mission Command (May 2012)
Mission Command Philosophy
• Build cohesive teams through mutual trust
• Create shared understanding
• Provide a clear commander's intent
• Exercise disciplined initiative
• Use mission orders
• Accept prudent risks
A cool picture of soldiers
13. Teams need to operate under simple statements of intent that explain WHAT
and WHY and express CONSTRAINTS
TEAMS execute these intents with discipline, technical mastery and wide
latitude in terms of HOW.
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19. Reality
(problem exploration and solution validation WITH CUSTOMERS)
Reality
(finances, market conditions , competencies)
Coherence
20. Credits
Don Reinertsen's talk on Doctrine at LSS in 2011 led me down the path towards mission
command
Stephen Bungay: The Art of Action
Paul Thagard: The Brain and the Meaning of Life
Chet Richards: Certain to Win
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