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Understanding Emergence: How Complexity Theory Requires Getting Out of the Military’s Favored Newtonian Box

Original blog post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/understanding-emergence-how-complexity-theory-requires-getting-out-of-the-militarys-favored-bf914e06f1e The above image is similar to one…

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Designing Within Danger: How Military Design Contributes to Security Forces Differently

Original blog post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/designing-organized-violence-how-military-design-contributes-to-security-forces-differently-4892b65f11dd This is an excerpt from an upcoming…

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Breaking out of Reverse-Engineered Planning for Future Complex Security Challenges

Original blog post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/breaking-out-of-reverse-engineered-planning-for-future-complex-security-challenges-a5c0b7772f92 This post is a revisit to a…

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How “Red, Amber, Green” Metrics are Blinding Us… Organizational Knowledge and the Illusion of Reification (in Military Affairs)

Original blog post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/how-red-amber-green-metrics-are-blinding-us-organizational-knowledge-and-the-illusion-of-bfdaf1662e9b Inthe modern, data-hungry era of mainstream society,…

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Design Facilitation 101: Using Trojan Horses to Sneak Past the Institutional Barriers for Complex Security Affairs

Original blog post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/design-facilitation-101-using-trojan-horses-to-sneak-past-the-institutional-barriers-for-complex-73f22b90e3f1 In multiple strategic planning sessions, design working…

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Member of the Week: Adam Karaoguz

AOD’s Member of the Week:  Adam Karaoguz is an active-duty prior enlisted United States Naval…

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