Yazan: admin | 02 January 2009 | No Comments
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Asymmetry in Warfare
There have been tons of articles done on this, particularly in terns of terrorism and counter terrorism since terrorism is recognized as an asymmetric threat. It’s a threat that is unpredictable and unconventional.
A good example was much like the Vietcong were in Vietnam. So much so in fact that people think the Vietnam [...]
Yazan: admin | 28 December 2008 | No Comments
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Why This Article?
I’m not the first to write on this, but the subject fits my current series of articles. I have been focusing on irregular, unconventional, out-of-the-box thinking lately because it is over-hyped but truly under-done by many.
Symmetry vs Asymmetry - Characteristics To Better Understand This Discussion
It is important to understand what defines both of [...]
Yazan: admin | 25 December 2008 | No Comments
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Ever Heard of the Term Unconventional Thinking?
Unconventional is synonymous with unorthodox, or a break from the norm. It’s a break from the mainstream and is unique or special, not something to be despised necessarily.
Unconventional thinkers are not ordinary people, they are extraordinary. It was usually an unconventional thinker who became an inventor or who revolutionized [...]
Yazan: admin | 22 December 2008 | No Comments
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What is the first and most important step to learning strategy?
Read. Read plenty. Read the right material. Familiarize yourself with the concepts of strategy by reading the following
Read Sun-Tzu’s book The Art of War by Thomas Cleary, by far the best translation of this work
Read the Bible. There are many accounts [...]
Yazan: admin | 10 December 2008 | No Comments
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Here are the Top 5 Unique Ways to Learn Strategy that I have used…
By learning from history, since history repeats itself
By learning from the older, wiser and more experienced people
By reading texts and quotes from other wise persons and strategists
By applying knowledge and lessons learned, and improving the process
By participating in strategy building games [...]
Yazan: admin | 04 December 2008 | No Comments
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To be a master strategist, you must possess these qualities
You must be well-read
You must be a good listener
You must be observant and perceptive
You must be dedicated to the path of wisdom and knowledge
You must have an excellent understanding of cause and effect
You must be humble and willing to “empty your cup” as Bruce Lee used [...]
Yazan: admin | 22 November 2008 | No Comments
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Why should you learn and master strategy?
Learning strategy is important for many reasons:
To survive and minimize negative effects or threats (to stay secure!)
To prosper, come out ahead, beat the competition or adversary and win!
To stay wise, well-learned and thereby prevent problems/avoid trouble
To avoid learning the hard way
To avoid letting history repeat itself
This can apply to [...]