Battlefields are chaotic and constantly changing, and their soldier inhabitants are filled with adrenalin, stunned by horror and fear, and chronically deprived of sleep. Reports by subordinates are skewed or corrupted by poor communication skills, personal viewpoints, confirmation bias, and a wish to report what their superior wishes to…
Battlefields are chaotic and constantly changing, and their soldier inhabitants are filled with adrenalin, stunned by horror and fear, and chronically deprived of sleep. Reports by subordinates are skewed or corrupted by poor communication skills, personal viewpoints, confirmation bias, and a wish to report what their superior wishes to hear. And, in the age of advanced electronic sensors and communications, commanders are usually overloaded with data, and faced with the choice of either making intuitive decisions without considering facts, or delaying their decisions on a rapidly changing battlefield while underlings try to bring order to the massive amounts of data available.
Battlefields are chaotic and constantly changing, and their soldier inhabitants are filled with adrenalin, stunned by horror and fear, and chronically deprived of sleep. Reports by subordinates are skewed or corrupted by poor communication skills, personal viewpoints, confirmation bias, and a wish to report what their superior wishes to hear. And, in the age of advanced electronic sensors and communications, commanders are usually overloaded with data, and faced with the choice of either making intuitive decisions without considering facts, or delaying their decisions on a rapidly changing battlefield while underlings try to bring order to the massive amounts of data available.