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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.
Initiate: Oct 25, 2021 – Bogotá, Columbia (Full program, Spanish)
AOD Connect 2021 – Oct 25, Bogotá, Columbia Initiate Series Ofra Graicer Keynote Simposio Internacional…
Initiate: Oct 25, 2021 Ofra Graicer Keynote
AOD Connect 2021 – Oct 25, Bogotá, Columbia Initiate Series Ofra Graicer Keynote (English) Simposio…
An Emergence of Design Education
Lecturers: LTC David Major (US Army), Mr. Nathan Schwagler (JSOU, SOCOM, contractor), and Dr. Philippe…
Tension: BLUF Cut Ep. 1 – Deliberate vs. Emergent Strategic Design in the context of the COVID pandemic
Host Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard in conversation with guests Ofra Graicer and Robin Holt on the topic of…
Dr. Ofra Graicer and Design Facilitation (JSOU Design Legends Series #8)
Video interview of Dr. Ofra Graicer (Israeli Defense Forces Design Educator, IDF War College) by…
Strategic Design: Seizing Emerging Opportunities in the Post-COVID Era? (CMS-AOD Webinar recording)
Governments and Armed Forces, their allies and partners struggle to develop sustainable strategies in the…