Arik Johnson at the Intelligence Collaborative – Putting Intelligence First

A great interview with Arik Johnson of Aurora WDC on the future of intelligence and next-generation organizations.

Arik presents some really key ideas about how decisions need to come from the outside in, putting intelligence first and listening carefully to the external environment that is so important in understanding our future.

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