Intelligence Layer
The five interlocking elements that turn strategy into a learning system: Radar, Insights, Assumptions, Risks, and Decisions. (Strategy as Infrastructure, Ch 7)
Why it matters
The intelligence layer is the second of the two interlocking systems in a complete strategy (the first is the execution stack). Without it, the execution stack is a plan — coherent, structured, and static. The intelligence layer adds the nervous system: continuous sensing, learning, and self-correction. Its elements form a progression from noise to strategic advantage: raw signals → findings → insights → assumption updates → strategy refinement.
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