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From Battlefield to Classroom: Leveraging Military Design Thinking for Enhanced Officer Training of Multi-Domain Operations
In military operations, there is increasing emphasis on multi-domain operations (MDO) across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace, with technology and cognitive domain operations playing key roles. However, it remains unclear how NATO can optimally prepare officers for MDO. We applied a military design thinking method in an international setting, involving participants from diverse professional backgrounds (government, academia, industry, and military), all experts in Command and Control, to design a blueprint for an operational-level MDO training program. This blueprint outlines the tasks, knowledge, skills and attitudes required for MDO, and describes the conditions for such a training program. Our findings provide valuable insights for developing MDO training programs for NATO officers
Keywords: Education & Training; Preparedness; Military operations.
Link to the Journal (Czech Military Review, 34(2), 18-38.): https://vojenskerozhledy.cz/kategorie-clanku/strategicke-rizeni/19911-z-bojiste-do-ucebny-vyuziti-vojenskeho-designoveho-mysleni-pro-kvalitnejsi-vycvik-dustojniku-v-multidomenovych-operacich
DOI: 10.3849/2336-2995.34.2025.02.018-038
This study highlights the current paradigm shift in problem-solving approaches within the military context, emphasizing not only the search for solutions using known methods but also questioning which methods are best suited to achieve the desired outcomes. Moving away from typical military hierarchical decision trees, the study advocates for the inclusion of divergent thinking to contribute to solutions for complex and volatile problems. This approach aims to accelerate the decision-making process, enabling military organizations to stay ahead of evolving situations by employing a faster well-known Orientation, Observation, Decision and Action (OODA) loop. The MDT method provides a concrete framework to achieve these goals. However, it is crucial to recognize that at some point, a decision must be made to implement the MDT method into the actual planning and execution processes. This raises the question of how much certainty of success for the execution of an MDT run is required to make such a decision. In
