Counter-Intelligence
What the Secret World Can Teach Us About Problem-Solving and Creativity
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Robert Hannigan
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Robert Hannigan
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Best Books of 2024, The Economist
From the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers – what the secret world can teach us about performance and creativity
How do you hire smart people who can work together to prevent terrorist attacks and decode encrypted technology?
How do you come up with creative, counterintuitive solutions to solve major global problems?
How do you provide the right environment for these people to thrive and work at their best when under immense pressure?
Written by Robert Hannigan, the former Director of GCHQ, this book explores the role of the counter-intelligence services in history and today’s world – from the codebreakers and problem solvers, to innovation and creativity, secrecy and transparency and the global tech community. It will trace the history of counter-intelligence – from the early days of Bletchley Park, to the ongoing work of GCHQ – while reflecting on some of the unique characteristics of the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers that make up the world’s intelligence community.
An exhaustive and authoritative account of the history of counter-intelligence from Bletchley Park to modern day GCHQ, this brilliant and unique book will appeal to business readers, history readers and fans of smart thinking and big ideas around the world.
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- dazraf
- 07-09-24
Fascinating, unique and thought provoking
A deep perspective on the formation and development of the UK's intelligence services that ultimately formed GCHQ. Very important in learning how utterly different it is to almost any commercial or governmental organisation, and if you read carefully, there is a thing or two to learn that would be applicable to your work and life.
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- ewa
- 01-10-24
Boooooring… Zzzzzz…
The answer to the question posed by the title can be summed up in two / three sentences, and not particularly revelatory ones at that. To anyone hoping that this book will be a history of cut-and-thrust spy games, with a signals intelligence slant, beware! You will be disappointed.
The author gives a fair performance, reading the book, but - let’s face it - there’s not a lot going on, so even he reads sections in a PowerPoint-presentation monotone.
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- James Wickham
- 29-08-24
Insightful, intelligent and thought Provoking
A very well written and narrated book. A must read for history enthusiasts and also, probably more, anyone interested in technology and how organisations can benefit more from their employees / stakeholders.
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