Desafios cognitivos do analista de inteligência

Abstract

This work addresses the cognitive challenges of the Intelligence analyst in Intelligence – led decision making process. Strategic Intelligenge is fundamental for defense and national security, in this sense the intellectual work of the Intelligence analyst assumes unique relevance. With the aim of bringing the subject to discussion and without intending to exhaust the subject, the following cognitive challenges are discussed: perception and perspective; knowledge blind spots; mental model and identity formation; cognitive traps (heuristics and biases); and mass data analysis and use of Business Intelligence tools. Some possibilities for mitigating the challenges presented are also discussed, namely, the use of techniques for structuring the analysis and the importance of continued training. The need to build a knowledge track for the training of the analyst, on an ongoing basis, considering the volume of data and information produced and the technological advances is evident in this research.