Actionable Understanding

Actionable understanding is a term long used by the US military in officer training to refer to a comprehensive and pragmatic understanding of the internal and external environments including the purpose, goal, strategies and operational tactics. In times of crisis, it enables maximum flexibility to execute without having to go up the chain of command for decisions so that a share/collaborate/coordinate pattern can be executed. We use the term similarly but with the emphasis on having an accurate, comprehensive and actionable understanding of self, team, focus as well as the external environment. Similarly with it (no easy task), a team can reach high levels of performance and move most effectively on a trajectory towards their goals.