Intense Collaboration: Human and Technical Requirements for Agile C2
Abstract
Collaboration for Command and Control (C2) is becoming more intense in the Information Age. This is a result of the problems our leaders must confront; it is also the result of the burgeoning communications technologies available for their use. We present an emerging literature on intense collaboration (IC) and examine potential applications to military C2. We propose an integrated socio-technical approach that combines networked information technologies with individual and team work requirements. We offer one solution to IC spaces that utilizes integrated technologies designed to help people work together. Our discussion draws upon an international defense science workshop that focused attention on this issue and explored supporting technology capabilities. Participants experienced one IC environment and considered principles of team performance and group dynamics that could be applied to the design of such technologies. These insights into the process of IC are considered within the theoretical perspective of Agile C2 (Alberts & Hayes, 2003; 2006). Complex problems can be addressed by the design of enabling technology in support of a process for intense collaboration that manages and supports information collection, management, sharing and decision making.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA502986
Entities
People
- Denis Gouin
- Elizabeth K. Bowman
- Tim Pattison
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory