Inoculation Theory: Quick Look
Abstract
The SMA IIJO effort assesses the ways in which the Air Force (and by extension the Joint Force) can most effectively consider and integrate information into its activities to influence attitudes and behaviors across the competition-conflict continuum. Whether intentional or unintentional, every action or inaction, communicates a message (i.e., we cannot not communicate). Therefore, it is important to include communication as a first-order concern in planning and operations rather than an as afterthought. As the Joint Concept for Operating in the Information Environment (JCOIE) recognizes, The future Joint Force will need to transition to a model that helps it visualize how audiences interpret information to facilitate effective and meaningful communication (JCOIE, 2018).The challenge of effectively using and communicating information is one that faces all individuals, groups and organizations. There is a broad body of research across multiple disciplines that addresses the issues faced by the Air Force and Joint Force. This Quick Look series mines that literature and identifies the theories, findings and applications that can provide a foundation for Joint Force efforts to effectively integrate information and influence into its activities across the competition-conflict continuum. Series Structure This series of Quick Looks builds out from a central hub; a model that lays out the elements and interactions that comprise an effective transactional communication process, and describes how internal and external influences can distort that process, causing miscommunication and misperception. Building from this, we have identified specific topics that bear most directly on the challenge facing the Joint Forces, and provided a deeper dive into these in a dedicated Quick Look. Figure A provides a visual of that coverage, and also illustrates how, through their connection to the central hub, each, while a stand-alone piece, both informs and is informed by the others.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 18, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1118511
Entities
People
- Asya Cooley
- Robert S. Hinck
- Sara Kitsch
- Skye Cooley
Organizations
- Joint Chiefs of Staff