How Spies Think

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The former director of GCHQ reveals how British intelligence agencies reach judgements, establish confidence and act decisively—and how you can apply their insights into your own life.

Intelligence officers discern the truth. They gather information—often contradictory or incomplete—and, with it, they build the most accurate possible image of the world. With the stakes at their absolute highest, they must then decide what to do.

In everyday life, you are faced with contradictory, incomplete information, too: reading the news on social media, figuring out the next step in your career, or trying to discover if gossip about a friend is legitimate, you are building an image of the world and making decisions about it.

In conversation with Matthew Stadlen, Professor Sir David Omand will show us how the big decisions in life will be easier to make when you apply the same frameworks used by British intelligence. Full of revealing examples from his storied career, including key briefings with Prime Ministers from Thatcher to Blair, and conflicts from the Falklands to Afghanistan, Professor Omand will arm you with the tools to sort fact from fiction, and show you how to use real intelligence every day.

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