Creativity in the Military Planning Process

Abstract

This paper performs a comparison between the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and creative problem-solving processes which have been built upon creativity research. The paper describes how the numerous subroutines and solution-fixedness of the MCPP inhibits creativity. Even though the MCPP may suffice when commanders and planners are confronted with simple or complicated problems, the process is not suitable for commanders and planners who are facing a "wicked: problem. Moreover, the commander should drive the planning process. However, he or she has to adopt several counter-intuitive attitudes which are opposite to the learned behavior within the hierarchical military organization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2015
Accession Number
AD1175997

Entities

People

  • E. Piwek

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Information Operations
  • Marine Corps
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Planning
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design