Prospects for Strategic Thinking and Innovation: A Survey of War College Students

Abstract

A major goal of senior service education is the development of leaders able to think critically and innovatively at the strategic level. Each year the various Senior Service War Colleges in the United States graduate hundreds of senior leaders who are encouraged to bring their newly refined intellectual skills back to their individual areas of government service. But, will War College graduates return to find their enhanced thinking styles welcomed, or will they become frustrated by intellectual contributions that are devalued or ignored? This research project explores the positive and negative expectations of U.S. Army War College students enrolled in the Class of 2006 through a web-based survey. It explores the reasons for their expectations, and suggests how the Army can achieve competitive advantage by fostering a culture and climate supportive of critical, innovative, and strategic thinking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 07, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449001

Entities

People

  • William H. Snow

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Personality
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • STEM Education
  • Systems Analysis and Design