Time, Technology, and Exploitation - Can Future Military Command and Control (C2) Domination be Linked to Effective Knowledge Management?
Abstract
Highly effective employment of military force at the operational level will require greater levels of synchronization and harmonization to maximize economy of force and thus combat potential. The evolution of Operational Command and Control (C2) will remain, and become increasingly so, the primary enabler for U.S. joint military operations to accomplish this task. The most effective strategy to optimize this operational function is by increasing the speed of the operational commander's decision-making process by compressing the decision-making cycle. Factor Time must be manipulated and exploited. This paper seeks to determine if the emerging field of Knowledge Management (KM) can successfully apply a three-pronged approach (Knowledge Transfer Systems, Systems Shaping, and Complex Adaptive System Analysis) which can effect this needed change. While emphasizing human-centricity, KM's technological applications are simply tools created to increase human capacity. If this holistic approach is possible, and significant improvement is realized, it will be incumbent upon the commander to find ways to fully exploit this improved capability. As history has shown, superior C2 structures can achieve battle-space domination.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 24, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA484446
Entities
People
- Shawn Dewey
Organizations
- Naval War College