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Ben Zweibelson
Ben Zweibelson is the Director for the U.S. Space Command’s (USSPACECOM) Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) located at Colorado Springs, Colorado as of February 2022.
Previously, Ben was the lead design educator/facilitator for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) through the Joint Special Operations University as a full-time contractor from January 2015 through February 2022 (7 years). During that period, Ben provided design education and real-world facilitation across USSOCOM, the Department of Defense and the U.S. Government, academia and industry as well as internationally and at numerous war colleges and military programs/units.
A retired U.S. Army Infantry officer and veteran of multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ben has an undergraduate degree (BA in Fine Arts) in Graphic Design from the University of Connecticut, three different master’s degrees (Louisiana State University, Air Command and Staff College, US Army School of Advanced Military Studies) and a doctorate in Philosophy from Lancaster University (UK).
While in the Army, he earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Ranger Tab. He was awarded four Bronze Star Medals during combat deployments in addition to numerous other awards and citations.
Beyond the Pale: Designing Military Decision-Making Anew
By Ben Zweibelson Original Link via Air University Press Download PDF Abstract: Beyond the Pale:…
Tension Podcast Ep. 4 – Understanding the Military Design Movement
Host Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard in conversation with guest Ben Zweibelson engaging the tensions in his new…
Explaining Postmodernism to Security Audiences using Monty Python and the Holy Grail: [Recommended Innovation Articles (and Commentary) #34]
Original post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/explaining-postmodernism-to-security-audiences-using-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-recommended-fe1585781f11 Aside from the word “design” and also the…
Part 3 of “War Becoming Phantasmal: A Cognitive Shift in Conflict Beyond Human Limits”
Original post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/part-3-of-war-becoming-phantasmal-a-cognitive-shift-in-conflict-beyond-human-limits-d1a5065fdb8b Scale and Complexity: Newtonian Frameworks Fail with Emergence…
“Can the Weak Defeat the Strong? Mao’s Evolving Approach to Asymmetric Warfare in Yan’an” [Recommended Innovation Articles (and Commentary) #33]
Original post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/can-the-weak-defeat-the-strong-f94e6b97c30f Today’s article is “Can the Weak Defeat the…
Part II of “War Becoming Phantasmal: A Cognitive Shift in Conflict Beyond Human Limits”
Original post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/part-ii-of-war-becoming-phantasmal-a-cognitive-shift-in-conflict-beyond-human-limits-cbd05976a41c Continued from Part 1… Total Wars in a…