ATWJE - Nadia Tuominen - The Limitless Analyst

Episode: 00046

Release Date: March 15, 2021

Description: What possibilities exist when we embrace opportunity, tune into our subconscious processing, while also allowing time for our mind to declutter? In this episode, Nadia Tuominen, a 15-year law enforcement analyst veteran, walks us through going from the public sector to the private sector to later starting her own business and embracing the psychology of intelligence analysis.  Nadia began her career with the Metropolitan Police (UK) and discusses her experience with the hiring process and her initial assignments in burglary and then robbery. Her two badge stories, involving a cocaine trafficking organized crime ring and a kidnapping investigation, demonstrate the critical role an analyst can play in developing patterns and distinguishing a hunch from educated subconscious reasoning. Nadia went on to work for the Tennis Integrity Unit before striking out on her own and establishing New Insight Analysis where she provides actionable intelligence and training on critical thinking.

Name Drops:  Elise Dedoschak (00:23:21), Sally Tarabah (01:09:13)

Public Service Announcements:  Sally Tarabah (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/sally-tarabah-%e2%80%93-the-jack-of-all-trades/), Steve French (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/steve-french-%e2%80%93-one-compassionate-chap/) 

Related Links: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nadiatuominen

https://www.cia.gov/static/9a5f1162fd0932c29bfed1c030edf4ae/Pyschology-of-Intelligence-Analysis.pdf 

https://itia.tennis/news/sanctions/ 

https://www.tas-cas.org/en/index.html

https://www.newinsightanalysis.com/ 

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Vendor(s) Mentioned: New Insight Analysis

Contact: [email protected], https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiatuominen/ (#dickheuersessions)

Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong

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00:00:31 - Introducing Nadia
00:05:58 - Both Crime and Intelligence Analysis
00:12:27 - From a Team to Working Alone
00:12:41 - Analyst Badge Story: Cocaine Trafficking Organization
00:21:18 - Analyst Badge Story:  Kidnapping and a Hunch
00:31:10 - Tennis Integrity
00:36:36 - Break - Sally Tarabah, Steve French
00:37:48 - Creating New Insight Analysis
00:43:50 - Teaching Critical Thinking
00:51:26 - Mind Decluttering
01:01:26 - Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Videos (#dickheuersessions)
01:05:48 - Personal Interests - Crossfit
01:09:00 - Relearning the Arabic Language
01:10:40 - Words to the World