Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University Cultural Intelligence Analysis Conceptual Model 15 January 2013 Instructor: Diane Chido Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University
Feb 23, 2016
Cultural Intelligence Analysis
Conceptual Model15 January 2013
Instructor: Diane Chido
Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University
Cultural Intelligence AnalysisWhat is culture?According to the U.S. Army’s TRADOC Culture Center:
A “perfect” learned adaptation to the physical and social environment, including Values, Beliefs, Behaviors, and Norms (VBBN)
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Cultural Intelligence AnalysisWhat is intelligence?According to IIS at MU:• A process• Focused externally• Designed to reduce the level of
uncertainty• For a decisionmaker
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Conceptual ModelingWhat is Your Goal?
Deep, expert knowledge vs. Effective analytic model
How rigid is your model?
How much expertise does an expert really need?
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Sub-Saharan African CultureDoes this exist?
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Human GeographyBasic Elements
HTAEconomic
Political
Social
Cultural
Ethnographic
Human GeographySocial Elements
Social
Family Religion
Nation Ethnicity
Gender Age
HealthEducation
Human GeographyEthnographic Elements
Ethnographic
Cushitic Nilotic
Bantu
Kikuyu
LuoKalenjin
KambaLuhya
SomaliSwahili
Human GeographyCultural Dimensions Plus
Cultural
Locus of Control
Masculine vs.Feminine
Power DistanceIndex
Relationship to Time
Central IdeologyCommunication
Style
Uncertainty Avoidance Index
Internal
External
Monochromatic
Polychromatic
Verbal
Nonverbal
UncertaintyDefenseSources of
Honor/Status
Relation to Foreigners
Individualisticvs. Communal
Indulgent vs. Restrained
Human GeographyEconomic Elements
Economic
Personal Finance
Banking
Sharia Bonds Hawala
Street Exchange
Land UseHerding
MiningCropsTourism
Cash Food
OIL?
Standard of Living Fundamentals
Land Ownership
Urban/Rural
Rich/Poor
Mfg
Prices
CommoditiesGDP
Human GeographyPolitical Elements
Political
Democratic
Style
Oligarchic
Autocratic
Expectations
Largely Unmet
Largely Met
Law
Locus of Power
Municipal
Federal
State
Village
Police
CorruptionTheocratic
Courts
Military
Civilian Controlled
Equipped and Paid
Professional (NCO cadre)
Applying the Model
Apply each aspect of the Cultural Analysis Model
to American Culture
Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University
Institute for Intelligence Studies
at Mercyhurst University
Human Geography: KENYA(Purely Hypothetically) Weighted Elements
HTA
Economic
Political
Social
Cultural
Ethnographic
ASSIGNMENT• Create a similar model for your assigned country
and prepare to present it in the next class in no more than 5 minutes
• You may use the Kenyan model and apply the Analysis Elements to your own country exactly as they are done here
• You may also develop your own graphical model to make the same representations if you prefer, but the emphasis is on the elements, not their presentation
Institute for Intelligence Studies
at Mercyhurst University
Institute for Intelligence Studies
at Mercyhurst University
Questions?
Diane [email protected]
814-440-2490www.DCAnalytics.net