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		<title>Conor at 16:26, 15 February 2011</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The term &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Commander&amp;#039;s Intent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is taken from the book &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Made to Stick&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by the brothers Heath, p.26.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The term &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Commander&amp;#039;s Intent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is taken from the book &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Made to Stick&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by the brothers Heath, p.26.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It refers to the fact that no amount of planning will survive the encounter with reality. One can plan only to be ready for contingencies. Unexpected events, conditions, and contingencies abound in most real situations. Therefore, the actor can only adapt. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You can lose the ability to execute the original plan, but you never lose the responsibility of executing the intent.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Carrying out the original intent requires adaptability and creativity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It refers to the fact that no amount of planning will survive the encounter with reality. One can plan only to be ready for contingencies. Unexpected events, conditions, and contingencies abound in most real situations. Therefore, the actor can only adapt. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You can lose the ability to execute the original plan, but you never lose the responsibility of executing the intent.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Carrying out the original intent requires adaptability and creativity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Conor at 14:24, 7 November 2010</title>
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		<title>Jeremy at 01:54, 15 February 2009</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The term &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Commander&amp;#039;s Intent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is taken from the book &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Made to Stick&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by the brothers Heath, p.26.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The term &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Commander&amp;#039;s Intent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is taken from the book &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Made to Stick&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by the brothers Heath, p.26.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;referst &lt;/del&gt;to the fact that no amount of planning will survive the encounter with reality. One can plan only to be ready for contingencies. Unexpected events, conditions, and contingencies abound in most real situations. Therefore, the actor can only adapt. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You can lose the ability to execute the original plan, but you never lose the responsibility of executing the intent.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Carrying out the original intent requires adaptability and creativity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;refers &lt;/ins&gt;to the fact that no amount of planning will survive the encounter with reality. One can plan only to be ready for contingencies. Unexpected events, conditions, and contingencies abound in most real situations. Therefore, the actor can only adapt. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You can lose the ability to execute the original plan, but you never lose the responsibility of executing the intent.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Carrying out the original intent requires adaptability and creativity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>WikiSysop: New page: The term &#039;&#039;&#039;Commander&#039;s Intent&#039;&#039;&#039; is taken from the book &#039;&#039;Made to Stick&#039;&#039; by the brothers Heath, p.26.  It referst to the fact that no amount of planning will survive the encounter with r...</title>
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It referst to the fact that no amount of planning will survive the encounter with reality. One can plan only to be ready for contingencies. Unexpected events, conditions, and contingencies abound in most real situations. Therefore, the actor can only adapt. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;You can lose the ability to execute the original plan, but you never lose the responsibility of executing the intent.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Carrying out the original intent requires adaptability and creativity.&lt;br /&gt;
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