Abstract
It is intended that this article be a contribution to the current Command and Control (C2) focus on power to edge principles, and the search for agility through self-synchronization. It adopts a social constructivist approach, drawing a great deal of input from political science for its theoretical foundation. In this regard, the article recognizes the fundamental ontological shift from our previous understanding of strategic interaction based primarily on calculations from the physical domain, to modern warfare that depicts two interacting domains for strategic reference, one physical and the other cognitive (or ideational). It sees the skills of battlespace intelligence analyst as the key to sense-making agility in fighting complex conflicts. Then drawing on a constructivist understanding and examples from a complex battlespace, it will suggest three mutually supporting analytical skill-sets for further experiment and research to promote analytical agility: Network philosophy; hypotheses generation and evaluation; and iterative model generation. It suggests that developing these generic skills in our military intelligence analysts will contribute greatly to building a more agile sense-making capacity within our warfighting organizations.