I'll just chip in with the fact that the 7 Questions do not work in a military context, and thus unlikely to succeed in a civilain. They are inherently flawed, and based on failure to properly teach planning and orders. There is an article of mine to this effect in the UK's Battle Notes, which upset a lot of Brigadiers, but was welcome by a lot of Captains.
In addition add that someone might want to challenge the idea that COIN is complex or that there is such a thing as a "complex" environment. It seem to be a limiting belief rather than a true or useful insight.
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