Awareness Development Across Perspectives Tool (ADAPT)
Abstract
According to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (Defence Plan 2007-2016) Modern war fighting concepts are not aimed at disrupting a Nation in a most destructive manner, but through threats and discouragements and if necessary proportional and precise force to inhibit the desire and capability of opponents to fight. The local population in a conflict area is given the promise of better times. The communication of the aims of the operation is of utmost importance, at the strategic level, but also local through information operations. InfoOps need to become a mature military capability. Internationally military organizations recognise the importance of understanding human behaviour with respect to strategic, operational and tactical support of military operations. Understanding how to recognise and interpret behaviour, and insight into its determinants and antecedents can pave the way to a better understanding of how behaviour affects the success of a mission and how to change undesirable behaviour if necessary. Fundamental scientific insights on behavioural change whether at the individual, group or organizational level are available in the scientific literature dispersed over a multitude of disciplines but they need to be translated into a tool military personnel can use in operational settings. With this tool an integrated approach to behavioural influence in a military setting can become a reality. This paper discusses the development of this Awareness Development across Perspectives Tool (ADAPT).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA586539
Entities
People
- A. J. Van Vliet