Publications

26 July 2022
Danish Defense
Design doctrine
Design education
Practitioner
Researcher

Military Officers and the Design Gaze

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15 February 2022 , and
Australian Army
Australian Defence Force
Design doctrine
Design methodology
Design theory
Doctrine
Practitioner
Researcher

Australian Military Design Thinking: A 2021 Review

By: Cara Wrigley, Murray Simons, Aaron Jackson Abstract: Design thinking is gaining momentum in the…

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15 February 2022
Australian Defence Force
Design
Design narrative
Design theory
military design
Practitioner
Researcher

Contextualizing Military Design Thinking

By Dr Murray Simons, Samuel Simons Design thinking is not a thing. Rather, it is…

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15 February 2022
Australian Defence Force
Complex operations
Educator
learning design
Linear vs. non-linear systems
Organizational theory
professional military education
Researcher
Traditional military planning

Holistic Professional Military Development: Growing Strategic Artists

Abstract: Professional military education is a well-established system in most modern militaries. Like all things…

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1 October 2021 , and
Complexity
Design
design facilitation
Educator
innovation
Jaws exercise
JSOU
Practitioner
Security
Special Operations Forces

Designing in Complex Security Contexts: Enabling Frame Awareness through Sharks, Dollar Signs, and Police Badges

Abstract: Over the last decade, the emergence of military design theorists, educators, and practitioners has…

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16 August 2021 and
Challenge approach
Challenge framing
Design
Design methodology
Educator
NORAD
operations planning process
Practitioner
Problem solving
Reflexive methods
Reflexive thinking
Reflexivity

Enhancing Challenge Framing in Defence Organisations: Towards Reflexive Methods

Abstract This article contributes to problem solving, design, and planning in defence organisations by arguing…

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