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Ofra Graicer

Dr. Ofra Graicer is an expert in systemic operational design (SOD) and aspiring Generalist a-la Joseph Campbell, working for the past two decades with Militaries and Defense establishments around the globe, towards transforming them into self-disruptive systems.

Ofra co-instructs the Israeli Defense Forces Generals’ Course alongside BG (Ret’) Dr. Shimon Naveh, where they prepare Senior Military Officers for General Staff level of performance, and guide them through the process of devising strategy and operations for the new era. Dr. Graicer’s research areas range from Deep Operations to Special Operations and Cyber, where she develops Future Concepts, war-games and simulations.

Her book ‘Two Steps Ahead: From Deep Ops to Special Ops – Wingate the General’ has been circulating in leading military command schools since 2009. Ofra served as a Snipers Officer in the IDF and is educated in Art and Film, Political Science and Security Studies.

Member of the Month: Ofra Graicer

AOD’s Member of the Month: Dr. Ofra Graicer is an expert in systemic operational design…

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What Is Strategic Design? Cultivating Cognitive Agility for the Craft of Generalship

By Ofra Graicer, Philippe Dufort and Oliver Jones Full text via She Ji Download PDF…

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CDO Corner: Comparing Design Curriculum Across Countries Part 6 – Discussion

AOD Connect 2021: CDO Corner In this video Thomas Slensvik moderates a group discussion on…

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CDO Corner: Comparing Design Curriculum Across Countries Part 5 – Israel

AOD Connect 2021: CDO Corner In this video Ofra Graicer discusses the current state of…

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CDO Corner: Comparing Design Curriculum Across Countries Part 1 – Introduction

AOD Connect 2021: CDO Corner Thomas Slensvik moderates a group introduction to the CDO Corner…

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Initiate: Handbook of Military Sciences – Military Design Origins: SOD Israeli Concept

AOD Connect 2021: Initiate In this video Ofra Graicer discusses her chapter on Military Design…

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