What if the true weak link of the Information Age force is not the
hardware of machines, but the software of the human mind? And if
so, could it be that the entire conceptual structure of the
Information Revolution theorists, at least as it applies to
military affairs, is built on sand, on the notorious fickleness of
human cognition? These are the questions this book strives to
examine. Looking at the command and control of information-rich
warfare, the contributors explore its potential new processes,
techniques, and organizational structures. As they do so, they find
reasons for both optimism and concerns about the limitations of
human cognition and supporting technologies in commanding battles
in the Information Age. Since the beginning of the Information
Revolution, the military in the United States and elsewhere has
been analyzing and implementing the changes driven by the rapidly
advancing information technologies. Among military theorists and
practitioners, many focus on the Information Revolution's impact on
matters of military equipment. Far fewer, however, seem to worry
about the gray matter—the mind of the commander, the place where
all the information power of the new age is supposed to converge
and to yield its mighty dividends. Consider that it is the human
mind, particularly the minds of military commanders and their
staffs that remain the pinnacle and the ultimate consumer of the
rapidly growing information flows. What if the true weak link of
the Information Age force is not the hardware of machines, but the
software of the human mind? And if so, could it be that the entire
conceptual structure of the Information Revolution theorists, at
least as it applies to military affairs, is built on sand, on the
notorious fickleness of human cognition? These are the questions
this book strives to examine. Looking at the command and control of
information-rich warfare, the authors explore its potential new
processes, techniques, and organizational structures. As they do
so, they find reasons for both optimism and concerns about the
limitations of human cognition and supporting technologies in
commanding Information Age battles.
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