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Secrets, spies, and smarts: Unlock creativity and problem-solving from GCHQ.

Counter-Intelligence

What the Secret World Can Teach Us About Problem-Solving and Creativity

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    29 September 2025

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Summary

Best Books of 2024, The Economist

From the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers – what the secret world can teach us about performance and creativity

How do you hire smart people who can work together to prevent terrorist attacks and decode encrypted technology? How do you come up with creative, counterintuitive solutions to solve major global problems? How do you provide the rig…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008398576
ISBN-10:0008398577
Author:Robert Hannigan
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperCollins
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:29 September 2025
Weight:230g
Dimensions:24mm x 129mm x 198mm
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Counter-Intelligence by Robert Hannigan - ISBN: 9780008398576
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Counter-Intelligence is the best recruitment manual for an intelligence agency I have ever read… a lucid and absorbing account of what makes GCHQ tick.’ TLS

‘A brilliant book.’ Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5

‘…gives food for thought for intelligence buffs, history readers, those interested in organisations and in-house cultures, and is highly recommended.’ RUSI

About The Author

Robert Hannigan

Robert Hannigan is a cybersecurity specialist who served as the Director of the signals intelligence and cryptography agency the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) between 2014 and 2017. He also established the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre. For many years he worked for Prime Minister Tony Blair on the Northern Ireland peace process. He is now Warden of Wadham College, Oxford University.

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