Linear vs. non-linear systems

Single Loop Thinking: Non-Reflective Military Cycles of ENDS and MEANS

Original post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/single-loop-thinking-non-reflective-military-cycles-of-ends-and-means-c7643fe51290 This is a section out of a recent…

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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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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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Ways with Means: No End to Military Fixation on Capacities and Capabilities

Original blog post can be found here: https://benzweibelson.medium.com/ways-with-means-no-end-to-military-fixation-on-capacities-and-capabilities-dc270ac9e815 This is an excerpt from a design…

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Innovation Methodologies for Defence Challenges: On Design Thinking and Organic Approaches

By: Col Zoltán Jobbágy Abstract It is a commonplace to state that the operational environment…

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To Design or Not to Design (Part 4): Taking Lines out of Non-Linear; How Design Must Escape ‘Tacticization’ Bias of Military Culture

Author: Ben Zweibelson Editor’s Note: This essay is part four of a six part series on design.…

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