Vgort asks at Blogging the Future

PNM was valuable to me in that it provided a framework for interpretation of current events and some fairly concrete concepts of what our global long-term goals should be. . ..

But the real value of the material for me was the whole thought process and vocabulary of force transformation. I work in local/regional law enforcement in the Chicago suburbs, and like most law enforcement agencies, we're going through a bit of a change from community policing to The War on Terrorism. Weíre taking on some roles we havenít touched in the past, and there a lot more to it than just buying some new stuff and changing some peopleís business cards. Dr. Barnett's approach to analyzing and planning for force transformation - How do I get the military I want from what I've got - is very easily applied to a paramilitary structure like law enforcement, and Iíve been lifting material from PNM like crazy for the past few months.

So, is it wrong to use PNM as a management/self-help guide? For what we're doing, Tom Barnett and PNM beats the heck out of Jack Welch's Winning!

Any other interesting nonmilitary applications of the PNM material out there?

Inquiring minds want to know. . .