Knowledge Centric Warfare: An Introduction

Abstract

On 15 January 2009, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) published his Concept for Joint Operations, calling it the most fundamental of all US military concepts while signaling an expansion of and shift in focus within in the military domain. Knowledge Centric Warfare, an evolutionary step beyond Network Centric Warfare, provides a conceptual underpinning to propel this fundamental shift in the joint force. Built upon the philosophical position that knowledge is inseparable from the knower, it rejects the objectification of knowledge and argues that deliberately developing the private and cultural mental models of the force will achieve the Chairman's vision.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2009
Accession Number
ADA500673

Entities

People

  • Robert B. Sofge

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Best Practices
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Command And Control
  • Community Of Practice
  • Information Operations
  • Knowledge Management
  • Language
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Organizations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design