design

Risk management and wicked messes like Afghanistan.

Fit the operation to the narrative, not the narrative to the operation.

One of the reasons, if not THE reason, that we struggled to accomplish our objectives in Afghanistan is that we applied an industrial-era approach to the way we conceptualize planning and operations.

Our team produced design deliverables that established a narrative and conveyed a recommendation that had a structured organizing logic associated with its creation.

How "Design" was used in shaping a the way ahead in Afghanistan.

The doctrine for wargaming during COA analysis falls short for small wars.

To implement mission command successfully, a shared understanding of the environment, problem, and strategic intent must exist with echelons above and below.

The Army is a learning organization, but it must avoid learning mumbo-jumbo.

How operational planners applied military design to a wicked problem set in Afghanistan.

Where do we go with Design in a post-COIN (for now) world?