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Oliver Jones
Oliver Jones is a senior researcher at AOD, and a doctoral candidate in the English department of York University in Toronto, on course to defend his dissertation this spring. Oliver’s doctoral research breaks ground by attempting to construct a bridge between war studies and literary studies.
His dissertation, “Literary Friction: Poetics at the Operational Level of War” explores literary and philosophical texts connected to the Israeli school of military design in order to understand how narratives, poetic devices and literary practices have been mobilized to support innovation in defense organizations, from TE Lawrence to the present day.
He is a runner, a dog person, a gamer, and a connoisseur of all things heavy metal, punk and rock and roll.
The article “What is Strategic Design”, which he co-authored with fellow AOD members Ofra Graicer and Philippe Dufort, is out in the current issue of She-Ji: the journal of design, economics and innovation.
Tension Podcast Ep. 9: Shadows of Byzantium
In this episode, Donna Dupont interviews Dr. Oliver Jones to discuss “Breakthrough: Shadows of Byzantium”,…
Monthly Campfire – January 2023
Oliver Jones hosts this month’s Campfire on The Wire and the Storytelling Principle of Strategic…
Reading List January 2023
by Oliver Jones Enthusiast 🟢 [Watch 11 mins/read 3 mins] In SOD We Trust: Strategy…
Monthly Campfire – January 25, 2023
2023’s events calendar begins with January’s campfire with Oliver Jones on the subject of Strategic…
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…
Initiate: Handbook of Military Sciences – Performance Theory for Design Leadership
AOD Connect 2021: Initiate In this video Oliver Jones discuss his chapter, co-authored with Ben…