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Accession Number
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ADA564038
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Title
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Design's Mechanism -- General Morphological Analysis.
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Publication Date
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May 2012
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Media Count
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40p
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Personal Author
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J. L. Miller
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Abstract
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The increasing contact of the U.S. military with wicked problems over the last 20 years has driven the development of Design as a non-linear problem solving methodology. Doctrine provides little guidance on how Design is conducted. Commanders used to the traditional military planning process experience difficulty in leading and implementing a problem solving methodology that lacks structure. This paper presents General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a Design mechanism that will add structure to solving wicked problems. The paper provides an in-depth presentation of wicked problems, introduces the concept of wicked problem-complexes, presents a general discussion of nonlinear problem solving, and provides a brief history of GMA. It identifies military problems as wicked problems and explains how GMA embodies Design's process and meets Design's goals through the application of Design's fundamentals. The Columbian-FARC problem-complex is modeled to demonstrate how GMA functions as a suitable Design mechanism. Finally, the paper logically links GMA to Design and recommends that GMA become a mechanism for Design.
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Keywords
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Cognition
Cognitive maps
Colombia
Creative thinking
Creativity
Critical thinking
Cross-consistency assessment
Define dimensions/variables
Define variable factors
Design
Examine solution/outcome space
Farc(Revolutionary armed forces of colombia)
General morphological analysis
Government(Foreign)
Guerrilla warfare
Maps
Methodology
Military commanders
Military forces(Foreign)
Military planning
Morphology
Parameters
Paramilitary forces
Problem complex
Problem solving
Scenarios
Strategy
Theory
Wicked problems
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Source Agency
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Non Paid ADAS
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NTIS Subject Category
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92E - International Relations
74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics
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Corporate Author
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Naval War Coll., Newport, RI. Joint Military Operations Dept.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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Research paper.
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NTIS Issue Number
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1302
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Contract Number
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N/A
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