The Course that Will Change the Way You See the World
It’s time to observe the world through the eyes of a trained intelligence operative… and more importantly, make better decisions quicker!
Have you ever wanted to…
- “Read a room” to determine threats or opportunities
- Talk to a complete stranger and be able to subconsciously control the conversation
- Identify possible surveillance when traveling abroad
- Be able to ask better questions like an intelligence analystÂ
- Utilize denial, deception, and misdirection to your advantage.
- Problem solve like a spy
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The Opportunity to Learn to Think Like a Spy Starts Here
The CARVER Mindset is not just about tactics that can help you gain a competitive advantage in your business, relationships, or in everyday situations. It is a way of life. When intelligence operatives undergo their training (known as “tradecraft”), it is structured in a way so that officers can build and reinforce essential techniques that become second nature. A good ops officer doesn’t turn on his or her state of readiness during 9 to 5 work hours. They are always in some state of alertness, even it seems like they might be engaged in a mundane activity like driving, eating, or talking a walk.
Unlike the movies, the best intelligence professionals can appear unassuming and often blend into the background (i.e., the “gray man” concept). But don’t be fooled by appearances. Some of the most dangerous people may be right in front of you, although you might never know.
Rest assured, once you learn the principles of the CARVER Mindset, you become wiser to the ways of espionage… which has been referred to as the world’s second oldest profession.
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This course will teach you:
- How to assess situations like a trained intelligence operative
- How to read a person's body language and verbal cues to understand their internal motivations
- How to use persuasion techniques to get a leg up in negotiations and to make unique requests
- How to recognize and implement the principles of denial, deception, and misdirection
- How to engage your senses to avoid a dangerous encounter
- How to travel like a counterintelligence professional
- How to read a room like a professional poker player
- How to analyze a problem in order to drill down on the core issue
- How to become a master strategist
- Much more…
Inside this Informative and Entertaining Course You’ll Find…
VIDEOÂ 1
Welcome/Introduction
VIDEO 2
How to Think Like a Spy
VIDEO 3
The CARVER Methodology:Â A Practical Tool in a Spy's Toolkit
VIDEO 4
Elicitation, Persuasion and Negotiation
VIDEO 5
Denial and Deception
VIDEO 6
Planning and Preparation
VIDEO 7
Problem Solving and Decision-Making
VIDEO 8
Counter Surveillance
VIDEOÂ 9
Think Like a Spy to Expand Your Horizon
VIDEOÂ 10
CARVER Mindset Concluding Thoughts
What is the CARVER Mindset?
The CARVER Mindset is the ability to quickly absorb details (no matter how minimal) from the world around you in order to extrapolate a conclusion and make the best possible decisions you can. It's about making the most of what you've got, whether you find yourself in a dangerous situation, a high-stakes negotiation, or should you need to determine the intensions of a stranger. Using the criteria of the time-tested CARVER Methodology, an analytical risk-assessment tool used by CIA officers, you can learn to fill in the blanks without making a situation worse.
REVIEWS
Luke Bencie expertly reveals the art of espionage in a way that resonates with someone who’s walked the CIA’s halls
- Sarah Adams, Former CIA Target, Author of Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy
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An entertainingly useful explication of the many ways the that tried-and-true CARVER Methodology, developed by and for intelligence professionals, can be applied in real-life scenarios"
- Mark Kelton, former CIA Deputy Director of Counterintelligence
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In the world of espionage, there are those who play offense and collect intelligence and those who play defense, seeking out those who are collecting intelligence against us. CARVER can be use offensively or defensively
- Jon Monett, former Senior CIA Operations Executive
Meet Your New Instructor
Luke Bencie - Global Security Consultant/Intelligence Professional
Luke has spent over two decades working within the US Intelligence Community, traveling to over 130 countries as an intelligence professional and as a certified CIA training instructor. The author of seven books on security and intelligence, he began his career as a technical operations officer at the CIA, where he was assigned to the Office of Special Activities and served as a liaison to the US Department of State’s Foreign Emergency Support Team. He later worked for Raytheon Company in the Intelligence and Information Systems Division.
He has been a keynote speaker for the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) in McLean, Virginia, the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO) in Melbourne, Australia, as well as the International Spy Museum in Washington DC, along with various universities. He has lectured at the Pentagon, regarding the latest espionage threats facing military personnel during their overseas deployments. Luke has also been a consultant to Paramount Pictures, where he lectured to Hollywood reporters about espionage and surveillance methods for the release of the movie, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
In 2010, Luke started his own global security consulting firm, Security Management International, which specializes in training government agencies and Fortune 500 security teams in the CIA’s CARVER Methodology. Just a sampling of his clients include: Boeing, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Bezos Academy, Google, Liberty Mutual, NYPD, Saudi Aramco, Time Warner, US Marshals Service, US Secret Service, US Special Operations Command, Ukraine Armed Forces. Â
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