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Daniel Riggs

Daniel Riggs is a member of the US Army whose service spanned roles including Sniper, Recon Squad Leader, Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Soldier, and US Army Special Warfare Center and School Instructor.

He writes for various publications while pursuing research interests that include military design, irregular warfare, social network analysis, and topics outside the Overton Window or just outside military thought.

Regarding design, he is interested in investigating the role of Aesthetics (e.g., French Symbolist Poetry and Arthur Rimbaud), design methods of US adversaries, Mythology and Pop Culture, and principles from Austrian Economics that might contribute to the robust military design discussion and movement.

Links of previous work are at his personal website: www.thedanielriggs.com.

Portmanteau as Pedagogy: A New Design Icebreaker

For the full article, visit: https://www.undergrounddesigns.us/content/the-blog/portmanteau By Daniel Riggs “Amputechture came,  Philistine praise,  Bottomless pit…

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A Micro History of Industry Design

Author Note: This is a “bootleg track” of unused material from the upcoming Handbook of Military…

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Positively Blind: The Failure of Management Science in Conflict

Positively Blind: The Role and Failure of Management Science in Prosecuting War Author Note:  This…

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The Campfire v. the Podium: the Persuasive Power of Storytelling

The Campfire v. the Podium: the Persuasive Power of Storytelling by Daniel Riggs The original…

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Member of the Week: Daniel Riggs

AOD’s Member of the Week: Daniel Riggs is a member of the US Army whose…

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Re-Thinking the Strategic Approach to Asymmetrical Warfare

Abstract: The US military’s current orientation towards Asymmetric Warfare has been deleterious to military operations…

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