S6E4 - S6 Ep4 Swarms, X-Teams, and Routine vs. Critical Communication (Recast)
Published: February 23, 2026
Duration: 46:06
This week’s Recast is from April 2020.
Why This Episode Matters Now:
In 2022, the war in Ukraine revealed something our partners had been experiencing but we hadn't fully articulated: the traditional model of intact, homogeneous teams wasn't sufficient for the emerging operational environment. Individuals with diverse expertise, geography, language, and allegiances needed to rapidly converge into what we call Tactical Swarms—heterogeneous cross-functional units that form, solve emergent problems, and disperse.
Our recent white paper, The Fourth Generation of Military Special Operations Selection & Assessment, explores this evolution in depth. But six years ago, Pres...