# Talent Spotter **Entity class:** Intelligence-source-development role **Domain:** HUMINT / recruitment ## Definition A **talent spotter** identifies people whose access, skills, placement, motivation, or credibility may make them suitable for development or recruitment. Spotting is upstream of assessment, development, the [[wiki/Pitch (Intelligence)|pitch]], recruitment, and handling. ## Relationships - **uses:** [[wiki/Placement and Access|Placement and Access]]. - **paired with:** [[wiki/Access Agent|Access Agent]]. - **production analogy:** casting and talent scouting inside the [[wiki/Producer Function|Producer Function]]. - **pathway relevance:** [[wiki/Spotting-Surface Pathway|Spotting-Surface Pathway]]. - **source:** [[research/The Producer Function in Intelligence Tradecraft and Dramaturgy|The Producer Function in Intelligence Tradecraft and Dramaturgy]].