On the Challenges for Strategic Intelligence: Cognitive Biases and Information Overload

Abstract

In the article on the basis of the contemporary Western literature were analyzed two main challenges for the analytical departments of strategic intelligence: cognitive biases and information overload. In the paragraph "Defining the core issue" it was stated that the problems of cognitive biases and informational overload are the permanent challenges, which have to be analyzed continuously. In the paragraph "Analysis of the latest publications" were pointed out the classic and contemporary works on psychology of intelligence and information overload. The main aim of the article is searching the ways of mitigating of negative consequences of the cognitive biases and information overload in strategic intelligence. In the paragraph "Exposition of the main material" were considered the typology of cognitive biases and essence of the information overload. In "Conclusions" were outlined possible ways of response to challenges of cognitive biases and information overload.