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Philippe Beaulieu B.

Philippe Beaulieu-B is the co-founder and co-president of the Archipelago of Design (AOD). He returned as professor leading the Design, Innovation and Strategy-Making curriculum for mid and senior level officers at Canadian Forces College (CFC) in Toronto after completing a Marie S. Curie Fellowship at the Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen from 2019 to 2021.

At the Archipelago, Philippe is the steward of the present and future of AOD. Philippe translates the orientations of the guild council (Board of Governors) into a cohesive strategy and actions, co-leads a dedicated team of 9 employees, manages a global community and co-leads the AOD Research & Development division. The latter includes leading AOD Game Studios developing transformative games aimed at unlocking the innovative potential of defence & security professionals across NATO members and partners.

Philippe holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St-Andrews in the United Kingdom.

Over the Horizon Podcast 5 – Designing Future Security: An International Roundtable on the Military Design Movement

For this podcast, Over the Horizon – an online journal affiliated with the US Air…

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Special Issue Now Online — Reflexive Military Practitioners: Design Thinking and Beyond

Our special issue published by the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies and generated from our first event…

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Introduction: Revolution in Military Epistemology

Authors: Philippe Beaulieu B. & Philippe Dufort This special issue offers a platform for 15 leading…

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Conclusion: Researching the Reflexive Turn in Military Affairs and Strategic Studies

Authors: Philippe Beaulieu B. & Philippe Dufort This special issue offers a platform for 15 leading military…

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Hybrid Warfare: New Ontologies and Epistemologies in Armed Forces

Philippe Beaulieu-B. and Philippe Dufort organized a first workshop gathering 16 commanders, planners, defence scientists and…

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Breaking Down Silos and Connecting Stakeholders: A Symposium on Systems Thinking and Design

Philippe Beaulieu-B, Francis Clermont, Aaron Jackson, Robert Lummack, Paul Mitchell and Ben Zweibelson contributed to the symposium…

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