Tension Archipelago of Design

Our host Donna Dupont interviews an international military design panel - Dr. Florian Andresen, Dr. Robert Rosa and Anders Theis Bollmann to discuss design education, and why it's an important mindset to cultivate for military officers, strategists and future generals. 
Florian is a Post-Doc at the Chair of Technology and Innovation Management at Helmut-Schmidt-University, and leads projects on Military Design Thinking and Communities of Practice in the German Armed Forces. Robert is currently serving in the Wars Studies University in Warsaw, he conducts classes with senior officers in the field of military strategy and design. Anders is working on a PhD at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) as part of “Rethinking Entrepreneurship”, his project investigates the relationship between entrepreneurialism, defense policy and military practice. 
In this episode we discuss the roller-coaster ride of design to navigate the tension in thinking between traditional linear planning, and different ways to explore complex and rapidly changing environments. A practice that requires an open-mind, humility, empathy, a curiosity to explore the unknown, and the courage and creativity to pave a new path forward.
 
About This Episode's Guests:
Florian Andresen
Dr. Florian Andresen is currently a Post-Doc at the Chair of Technology and Innovation Management at Helmut-Schmidt-University (University of the German Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg). Dr. Hans Koller. In this role, he leads projects on Military Design Thinking and Communities of Practice in the German Armed Forces. Additionally, he serves as a lecturer at Helmut-Schmidt-University, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, and the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, where he teaches in the areas of Strategic Management, Design Thinking, and Complexity. Previously, he was a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Public Sector Consulting. Moreover, he served as a career soldier (Captain) and is currently an active reserve officer at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (Major).
His focus areas include Dynamic Capabilities and Organizational Adaptability/Agility, Business Model Innovation and Business Ecosystems, Military Design Thinking and Artificial Intelligence, Institutional Logics and Institutional Complexity, and Communities of Practice.
You can find a link to Florian’s dissertation that deals with bottom-up capability development in the German Armed Forces (Strategic Management / Dynamic Capabilities) at this link. He also has a publication on different institutional logics and design in the German Navy (link to the German version),  An English version can be provided upon request. 
 
Robert Rosa
Dr. Robert Rosa is currently serving in the Wars Studies University in Warsaw. He holds a PhD in Social Sciences, discipline: security sciences. His dissertation concerned the design approach in military operational thought. His military service includes positions in: a radar unit during compulsory mili

Our host Donna Dupont interviews Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard and Scott DeJong to discuss the world of serious games. Philippe is a professor at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, a designer, and is the Co-founder of the Archipelago of Design. Scott is a PhD researcher at Concordia University in Montreal, game designer, educator and public scholar. In this episode we discuss the use of serious games as a tool to explore and navigate complex challenges, how games assist to make sense of the complexity and provides a safe space to engage in meaningful dialogue for action and change.
AOD’s Arctic Albatross is a turn-based mystery investigation wargame. Game details and opportunities for a demo and full game session are available here: Breakthrough Arctic Albatross
Scott’s game Lizards & Lies is a conspiracy theory boardgame that explores disinformation. Details are available here: https://www.lizardsandlies.ca/

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*Please note this episode was recorded in a noisy environment and may be difficult to hear in places. It is still made available as a resource for the community.