Applying Value-Focused Thinking to Effects Based Operations

Abstract

There is a clear relationship between Effects Based Operations (EBO) and Value-Focused Thinking (VFT). This briefing attempts to highlight the ways in which commanders at all level can use VFT to improve their results with EBO. It shows how the nine benefits given in Ralph Keeney's "Value-Focused Thinking" align with commanders performing missions across the entire spectrum of military operations. These commanders must consider not only the primary or first order effects of their decisions, but also the secondary and higher order effects to include, social, political, economical, and moral ramifications. By executing all decisions based on ends objectives that collectively represent the commander s values, that commander will greatly increase his likelihood of a successful long-term outcome given that he has honestly identified his values.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA438165

Entities

People

  • Gregory S. Parnell
  • Robert R. Keeter

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Impact
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Thinking
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.