Analytic Culture in the U.S. Intelligence Community (PDF) - CIA

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a practical matter, the process would be used mostly with longer works, such as
assessments or estimates. The intelligence product, along with AAR notes, would
then be incorporated in a community knowledge repository. This knowledge
repository would also help in the development and refinement of advanced analytic
courses by providing course developers with baseline analytic data. In short,
the repository becomes a tool for continuous educational needs analysis and links
training directly to the actual work practices of analysts. These data can be used
as a test bed for research on the effectiveness of analytic methodology. In this
way, the lessons learned are not lost to future generations of analysts.
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See the US Army Center for Army Lessons Learned Web site, which has links to numerous
other repositories. Although each organization has customized the concept to meet its unique
needs, all of the US military services, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
the United Nations, and the ministries of defense of Australia and Canada, currently have
Lessons Learned repositories.
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