Doctrine Creation & Method Invention
Design repeatable methods, name patterns, and codify them into teachable doctrine across cyber intelligence, counterintelligence, and influence operations.
Tier 5: The Source
Trailblazer of “all that is new.” Possesses an innate ability to connect disparate pieces of information. The Source maintains a knowledge base developed over decades, writes with authority, and commands every structured analytic technique.
Define the Standard. Write the Doctrine.
Graduation from architecture to authorship marks the leap from Tier 4 to Tier 5. The Source does not ask “what’s next?” and instead sets the horizon. Research flows into frameworks; frameworks become doctrine; doctrine drives campaigns in cyber, information, and counterintelligence. Executives, operators, and analysts treat the Source as a reference point for method, writing, and foresight.
Outcome: lead with original tradecraft, publish with precision, and transfer mastery through instruction and mentorship.
Core Competencies
Structured Technique Mastery
Command all structured analytic techniques from ACH, Indicators, and Red Team Analysis to wargaming, net assessment, and strategic foresight—then extend them.
Authoritative Analytic Writing
Write assessments that shape policy and operations. Maintain clarity, logic, and sourcing while translating complexity for senior audiences.
Cross‑Domain Sensemaking
Fuse OSINT, HUMINT‑adjacent PEOPINT, NARINT, technical telemetry, and financial traces into unified judgments with defensible confidence levels.
Mentorship & Standards Enforcement
Set bar‑raising review standards, coach analysts, and enforce tradecraft discipline across programs and partner networks.
Strategic Influence & Counterinfluence
Design narrative architectures, assess reflexive control risks, and orchestrate counters that reduce adversary decision space.
The Source’s Doctrine
Operate as the center of gravity for method and meaning. Tier 5 professionals translate raw novelty into institutional knowledge. Programs, not projects. Standards, not slogans. Results, not rhetoric.
Signature Programs and Intensives
PEOPINT — People Intelligence Analyst
Lead human‑centric intelligence across influence, cognitive warfare, and narrative operations. Analyze unwitting participation, design narrative counters, and build national‑level defensive architectures. Capstone work proves mastery through live scenario execution and doctrine‑quality reporting.
Strategic Foresight Studio
Run nine foresight methods end‑to‑end. Produce estimative products with explicit logic, evidence, and alternative futures that inform executive action.
Reflexive Control & Countermeasure Clinic
Detect, model, and defeat adversary decision‑shaping techniques using doctrine‑based diagnostics and rehearsal of counter‑narratives.
Analytic Writing Master Workshop
Deliver publication‑grade assessments. Edit for argument structure, evidence flow, dissents, and confidence statements that withstand scrutiny.
Cross‑Language Media Exploitation
Exploit Russian, Persian, Arabic, and Chinese sources with methodical sourcing, bias controls, and translation notes that preserve meaning.
Outcomes at Tier 5
Institutional Impact
Stand up doctrine that persists beyond a single leader. Align programs to strategy, investment, and measurable effects.
Community Authority
Publish references and teach advanced cohorts. Set the vocabulary others adopt. Lead peer review that strengthens the trade.
Enrollment Path
Entry requires proven Tier 4 mastery and a portfolio of executive‑grade products. Apply with two redacted exemplars and a short statement of doctrine contribution goals.