New Army Doctrine?

Apparently the Army is switching from the “Military Decision Making Process” (MDMP) to a new approach to warfighting called “Design.” Basically it is moving from a discrete and concrete problem-based planning approach, to a more amorphous systems-based approach.

A decent summary is here (Wired)

These are some of the major articles outlining the doctrinal shift:

The Art of Design: A Design Methodology from the Military Review

Educating By Design from the Military Review

Systems vs Classical Approach to Warfare from Joint Force Quarterly


Much of this thought comes out of the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS)