MCPP http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/ en Understanding Groupthink http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/understanding-groupthink <span>Understanding Groupthink</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Mon, 04/08/2013 - 3:30am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> <span style="line-height: 18px; ">Deeper understanding of groupthink, its causes, and mitigation techniques should help a commander and his staff prevent it from occurring, and red teams can assist in the cause.</span></p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/understanding-groupthink" rel="tag" title="Understanding Groupthink" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Understanding Groupthink</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/understanding-groupthink#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">3 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/989/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1685701144" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13970 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Reverse IPB: A Whole-of-Staff Approach to Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/reverse-ipb-a-whole-of-staff-approach-to-intelligence-preparation-of-the-battlefield <span>Reverse IPB: A Whole-of-Staff Approach to Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Tue, 03/12/2013 - 4:25am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> <span style="line-height: 18px; ">Making IPB an “entire staff” process is critically important to achieve shared understanding of the various mission variables. </span></p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/reverse-ipb-a-whole-of-staff-approach-to-intelligence-preparation-of-the-battlefield" rel="tag" title="Reverse IPB: A Whole-of-Staff Approach to Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Reverse IPB: A Whole-of-Staff Approach to Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/reverse-ipb-a-whole-of-staff-approach-to-intelligence-preparation-of-the-battlefield#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">10 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/989/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1435343200" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:25:00 +0000 Peter J. Munson 13871 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Does Design Help or Hurt Military Planning: How NTM-A Designed a Plausible Afghan Security Force in an Uncertain Future - Part II http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/does-design-help-or-hurt-military-planning-how-ntm-a-designed-a-plausible-afghan-security-0 <article data-history-node-id="12976" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/does-design-help-or-hurt-military-planning-how-ntm-a-designed-a-plausible-afghan-security-0" rel="bookmark"><span>Does Design Help or Hurt Military Planning: How NTM-A Designed a Plausible Afghan Security Force in an Uncertain Future - Part II</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4602" token="li9VR0E5-FF9KrR1LgslkT0pfqnKTGJRP821iSGfWSM"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Mon, 07/16/2012 - 5:55am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Our team produced design deliverables that established a narrative and conveyed a recommendation that had a structured organizing logic associated with its creation.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/does-design-help-or-hurt-military-planning-how-ntm-a-designed-a-plausible-afghan-security-0" rel="tag" title="Does Design Help or Hurt Military Planning: How NTM-A Designed a Plausible Afghan Security Force in an Uncertain Future - Part II" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Does Design Help or Hurt Military Planning: How NTM-A Designed a Plausible Afghan Security Force in an Uncertain Future - Part II</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:55:43 +0000 Peter J. Munson 12976 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Wargaming Courses of Action During Other-Than-Major Combat Operations http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/wargaming-courses-of-action-during-other-than-major-combat-operations <span>Wargaming Courses of Action During Other-Than-Major Combat Operations</span> <span><span>Peter J. Munson</span></span> <span>Fri, 06/22/2012 - 5:19am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> The doctrine for wargaming during COA analysis falls short for small wars.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/wargaming-courses-of-action-during-other-than-major-combat-operations" rel="tag" title="Wargaming Courses of Action During Other-Than-Major Combat Operations" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Wargaming Courses of Action During Other-Than-Major Combat Operations</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/jrnl/art/wargaming-courses-of-action-during-other-than-major-combat-operations#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/taxonomy/term/989/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1341939943" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:19:48 +0000 Peter J. 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