5. Because my soldiers have a great story to tell…

6. …but they need a conduit to tell it.

8. Allow me to present a crazy idea…

9. Data science shouldn’t be so programming and math focused because that makes the definition too limiting

10. By keeping the definition so narrow, we risk leaving out a lot of really smart people!

11. Let’s get out of the narrow-minded bubble and expand the definition of what data science is

12. let it be this… If you only take away one thing today,

13. Skillset second Mindset first Find people who are naturally curious and analytical because smart people can learn the technical stuff

15. Where’s Afghanistan?

19. Nearly 5,000 soldiers

20. Moving supplies

21. LOTS of supplies

22. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

23. Over a HUGE area

26. They only have six analysts to provide intelligence support

27. We needed to “hire” people with operational experience

28. Skillset second Mindset first Find people who are naturally curious and analytical because smart people can learn the technical stuff

29. Soldiers who knew about this…

30. …and also wanted to learn this.

32. ISAF wants to know about corruption

33. Bribes were estimated at $1-2 million per week

34. But where are those bribes going?

35. Containment areas are hotbeds of untapped information

37. Change in the mindset and culture of both leaders and soldiers Rapid fielding of new tools to the soldier level A network that integrates the soldier into the overall intelligence framework What is ES2?

38. The 43d’s soldiers are young and giving them data collection responsibility is a challenge for leadership

39. Skillset second Mindset first Find people who are naturally curious and analytical because smart people can learn the technical stuff

40. Soldiers are natural helpers They just want to know how they fit into the mission

41. Grow confidence Tactical Questioning Use Interpreters The Training Method

42. Then move out to the collection points

44. Soldiers collected thousands of reports

45. The unit’s morale increased at lower levels

46. patterns startedto emerge After a few months…

47. Up to leadership Down to subordinate units Across to other units Information Sharing

48. The 43d set the standard for information collection

49. The soldiers have taken various paths