INNOVATION METHODOLOGIES FOR DEFENCE CHALLENGES

Towards Practical Strategies Saint Paul University

January 30 – February 1, 2018

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IMDC Working Schedule, January 30 – February 1st, 2018

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1/30

Tuesday 1/31

Wednesday 2/1

Thursday 2/2

Friday 7:00 AM

Admin Meeting (Breakfast available)

1. Global Society - Chair: Paul Mitchell

Admin Meeting (Breakfast available)

2. Deliverables - Chairs: Philippe Beaulieu-B. & Philippe Dufort

Social Activity

Skiing at Mont-

Tremblant (QC)

7:30 AM

8:00 AM Welcome (Dr. Philippe D & Dr. Philippe B) & SPU

Rector Address (Dr. Chantal Beauvais)

8:30 AM BGen. Carignan – Practicing Innovation Methodologies

for Defence Challenges in Army Operations General Keynote Series

MGen. Mike Rouleau – Innovation Methodologies at CANSOFCOM

General Keynote Series

BGen. Whale – Deliberate Systems Thinking and Accidental Design: A Practical Application within the

RCAF General Keynote Series

9:00 AM Dr. Jim Greer (ret. Col) – Enabling Innovation Through Emergent Transformative Design

Designer Keynote Series (Q&A)

Dr. Ofra Graicer – Outline of a Theory of Special Operations

Designer Keynote Series (Q&A)

Dr. Harold Nelson – Putting Design in Its Places Designer Keynote Series

(Q&A) 9:30 AM

10:00 AM Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

10:30 AM Dr. Antoine Bousquet – The Logistics of Military

Perception Scholar Keynote Series Panel Cluster 2

Diversity and the Practical Effectiveness of IM

Cmdre. Angus Topshee & Col. Matt Palma – Design and Evolution in North American Defence

Admiral Keynote Series 11:00 AM

Panel Cluster 1 The Ontology of War: Utile Forms and System

Practices

Panel Cluster 4

IM 'Back to Earth': Planning & Institutionalisation

11:30 AM

12:00 PM Ben Zweibelson – Fostering Deep Insight Through

Substantive Play Designer Keynote Series

12:30 PM Lunch Lunch and Skate on the Rideau Canal Lunch

1:00 PM

1:30 PM Dr. Tarak Barkawi – The Powers of War and the

Innovation Turn Scholar Keynote Series

BGen. Porkoláb – NATO’s Future Vision for Design Thinking Education

General Keynote Series Participant (i.e. attendee) Presentations on their Challenges

2:00 PM Workshop Cluster 1

Innovation Skills for Defence Challenges

Panel Cluster 3 Pedagogical Strategies 2:30 PM

3:00 PM Workshop Cluster 2

Innovation Skills for Comprehensive Challenges

Farewell (Dr. Philippe D & Dr. Philippe B) 3:30 PM

Free time or Departures 4:00 PM

Praxis Café 4:30 PM 5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Reception

Officer’s Mess

Mess Dining

Fine Dining

6:30 PM Evening Conference TBC BGen. Whale

TBC BGen. Porkoláb and Ben Zweibelson Dr. Jim Greer (ret. Col)

Ofra Graicer

7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM

Tuesday, January 30

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8:00 AM Welcome – Philippe Dufort (SPU) & Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard (CFC); SPU Rector Address – Chantal Beauvais 8:30 AM General Keynote Series – BGen. Jennie Carignan (Canadian Army)

Practicing Innovation Methodologies for Defence Challenges in Army Operations 9:00 AM Designer Keynote Series with Q&A- Dr. Jim Greer (ret. Col.) (Leads Institute)

Enabling Innovation Through Emergent Transformative Design 10:00 AM Coffee Break 10:30 AM Scholar Keynote Series – Antoine Bousquet (Birkbeck, University of London)

The Logistics of Military Perception 11:00 AM The Ontology of War: Utile Forms and System Practices

Panel A: The Power of Devices, Artifacts and Narratives Chairs: Tarak Barkawi (LSE) & Alice Butler-Smith (SAMS)

Panel B: Systems Thinking, Systems Practice – Chair: Harold Nelson (University of Montana)

Matthew Schmidt (US Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute) Security to Stability: Designing a Tool for Combat Commanders to Plan for Stability

Maj. Mathieu Primeau (CAF) Meaningful Maps

Maj. Larry Kay (US Army) Postmodern Design Strategies - Postmodern Effects on Strategic Context

Karena Kyne (Lancaster) Thinking About Defense Org. and Conflict in Relationship with the Accelerated Technological Pace of Change via Military Logistics

William Mitchell (DNK SOCOM) System of Systems Thinking and Hybrid Warfare: A SOF Approach

Eric Dion (ETS, CFC) Synergy as Canada’s Comprehensive Approach

Robert Lummack (CMR St-Jean) Systems, Complexity and Why Militaries Need to Understand the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

LCol. Leon Young (ADF) & Donna Dupont (OCAD U) Strategic Foresight Workshop Preview

Philippe Dufort (SPU) & Jesús Suarez (ESMIC – Colombia) Excavating War Knowledge: A Methodology for Studying Intellectual Military Legacies

12:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM Scholar Keynote Series with Q&A– Tarak Barkawi (LSE)

The Powers of War and the Innovation Turn 2:00 PM Workshop Cluster 1 – Innovation Skills for Defence Challenges

LCol. Leon Young (ADF) & Donna Dupont (OCAD U) An Introduction to Strategic Foresight, Planning & Innovation – A Practical Approach

William Mitchell (DNK SOCOM) Deception Planning and Reflexive Thinking

Ofra Graicer (IDF) Practicing Systemic Operational Design (SOD)

Masterclass: Bret Nesbitt (CNSS, CFC) & Ben Zweibelson (JSOU SOCOM) Learning from Second Generation Design in Practice

4:00 PM Praxis Café 6:00 PM Reception at Officer Mess and Dining

Wednesday, January 31

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7:00 AM Admin Meeting (Breakfast Available) Global Society – Chair: Paul Mitchell (CFC)

8:30 AM General Keynote Series with Q&A – MGen. Mike Rouleau (CANSOFCOM) Innovation Methodologies at CANSOFCOM

9:30 AM Designer Keynote Series – Ofra Graicer (IDF) Outline of a Theory of Special Operations

10:00 AM Coffee Break 10:30 AM Diversity and Practical Effectiveness of Innovation Methodologies Panel Discussion

Panel A: Diversity & New Development – Chair: Aaron Jackson (ADF) Panel B: Practical Effectiveness – Chair: William Mitchell (DNK SOCOM)

Eugenia Kalantzis (CAF MILPERSGEN) Behavioural Insights in the Canadian Department of National Defence

Nathan Schwagler (Dali Museum & JSOU) Organizational Creativity

Glen Milne (CFC) The Design Mind

Alice Butler-Smith (SAMS) A Case for Design Thinking as an Anti-Method

Col. Chris Pipes (US SOCOM) Optimizing Design Performance

Ed Bernacki (DRDC) Innovation Would be Easy if People Thought Alike: Understanding Cognitive Diversity and its Application to Solving the Challenges Facing Defence Forces

Ofra Graicer (IDF) The (F)Utility of Design for Today's Military Challenges

12:00 PM Designer Keynote Series – Ben Zweibelson (JSOU SOCOM) Fostering Deep Insight Through Substantive Play

12:30 PM Lunch & Skate on the Rideau Canal 1:30 PM General Keynote Series – BGen. Porkoláb (NATO ACT) & Ben Zweibelson (JSOU SOCOM)

NATO’s Future Vision for Design Thinking Education 2:00 PM Pedagogical Strategies to Foster Innovation Panel Discussion

Panel A: Critical Thinking and Holistic Education Design– Chair: Col. (Ret’) Jim Greer Panel B: Innovation in PME: The Gender Dimension – Chair: Ofra Graicer (IDF)

Adrian Wolfberg (US Army War College) Contradictions: How Facing and Resolving Them is a Catalyst for Critical Thinking in Educational Settings

LCol. Anne Reiffenstein (CFC) The Future of Military Education at CFC: Critical Thinking and Design

Joel Garrison (US Army) & John J. (US Navy) US Navy’s Illuminate Thinkshops: A Preview

Barbara Falk (CFC) Innovations in PME Pedagogy: Gender, Narrative, and Autoethnography

Ian Parenteau (CMR) Non-Normative Pedagogical Strategies for Teaching Gender in Armed Forces Around the World

Vanessa Brown (CFC) Proceed with Care: Implementing Gender Mainstreaming in Professional Military Education

3:00 PM Workshop Cluster 2 – Innovation Skills for Comprehensive Challenges Glen Milne (CFC) Communicating Facilitation via Facilitation

Nathan Schwagler (Dali Museum & JSOU) Ideation Session

Ed Bernacki (Idea Factory & DRDC) Translating Ideas into Actions

Joel Garrison (US Army) & John Hawley (US Navy) US Navy's Illuminate Thinkshops: A Practical Introduction

Masterclass: Paul Mitchell (CFC) & Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard (CFC) Redesigning Canadian Forces College's National Security Programme

6:30 PM Evening Conference – BGen. Whale (RCAF), BGen. Porkoláb (NATO ACT), B. Zweibelson (JSOU SOCOM), Dr. Jim Greer (Leads), Ofra Graicer (IDF)

Thursday, February 1

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7:00 AM Admin Meeting (Breakfast Available) Deliverables – Chairs: Philippe Dufort (SPU) & Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard (CFC)

8:30 AM General Keynote Series – BGen. Whale Deliberate Systems Thinking and Accidental Design: A Practical Application within the RCAF

9:00 AM Designer Keynote Series – Harold Nelson (University of Montana) Putting Design in Its Place

10:00 AM Coffee Break 10:30 AM Admiral Speaker Series – Cmdre. Angus Topshee (RCN) & Col. Matt Palma (USMC)

Design and Evolution in North American Defence 11:00 AM Innovation Methodologies ‘Back to Earth’: Planning & Institutionalization

Panel A: Reconciling Innovation Methodologies and Planning – Chair: Ben Zweibelson (JSOU SOCOM) Panel B: Institutionalizing Innovation Methodologies – Chair: BGen. K. Whale

Philippe Beaulieu-B. (CFC) Getting Tango Right (Enough): How do Military Practitioners Translate Design into Planning?

Aaron Jackson (ADF) Planning Without First Determining an End State: A Multi-Paradigmatic Alternative to Traditional Military Planning Methodologies

Col. (ret.) Chris Paparone (US Army) Designing Meaning for Divergent Practice in Warfare

Maj. Jeffrey van der Veer (Royal Netherlands Army, German Armed Forces Command and Staff College) Application of Contextual Military Design into Praxis

Col. Pedro Rojas (Colombian Army) Design versus Damascus doctrine: A Look from the Perspective of Transformation of the Chinese Army.

Eric Fournier (DRDC IDeAS) Implementing IDEaS

Brad Gladman & Andrew Billyard (CFAWC) RCAF Innovation: A Case for Pragmatism

Todd Strickland (CAF, SAMS) It's Time for Design

LCol. Leonardo Bastos (Colombian Army) The Colombian Army Experience on Transforming Its Doctrine

12:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM Participant (i.e. attendee) Presentations on their Challenges 3:00 PM Farewell – Philippe Dufort & Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard 3:30 PM Free Time or Departures 6:00 PM Fine Dining

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BGen. Jennie Carignan – Canadian Army Brigadier-General Jennie Carignan enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1986. She obtained a degree in Fuels and Materials Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada and was commissioned into the Canadian Military Engineers in 1990. BGen Carignan’s command appointments include Commanding Officer of 5 Combat Engineer Regiment and commanding the Task Force Kandahar Engineer Regiment. In July 2013, she was appointed as the Commandant of the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean.

Serving in a variety of staff assignments over the course of her career, BGen Carignan held the position of Chief Engineer for the Multinational Division South-West in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and was an instructor at the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College. In June 2011, she became the Chief of Staff of Land Force Central Area/Joint Task Force Central (now 4th Canadian Division). BGen Carignan’s overseas assignments include deployments to Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Golan Heights, and Kandahar, Afghanistan. BGen Carignan is a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies, where she earned a Master's degree in Military Arts and Science. In 2016, she graduated from the National Security Studies Programme. In addition, she holds a Master’s degree in business administration from Université Laval. In December 2011, BGen Carignan was presented the Meritorious Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada. She has also received the Major-General Hans Schlup Award for excellence in international relations as well as being ranked amongst Canada's 2011 Top 100 Most Powerful Women. BGen Carignan recently received the prestigious medal Gloire de l'Escolle which recognizes graduates from Université Laval who have distinguished themselves professionally and in service to their communities.

MGen. Mike Rouleau - CANSOFCOM Major-General Rouleau was commissioned as a Field Artillery officer in 1986 and served Regimental tours in Valcartier, Quebec with 5e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada, and Lahr, West Germany with 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery until 1992. In 1994 he joined Joint Task Force 2, serving as Adjutant, Assault Troop Commander and Sabre Squadron Commander until 1999. After a brief retirement, MGen Rouleau re-

enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces, returning to JTF 2 as Chief Instructor in September 2002 then briefly as regimental Second-in-Command of 5 RALC in 2004/05. After attending the Canadian Forces Command and Staff Course in 2005/06, MGen Rouleau commanded a Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan in 2006/07. He assumed command of JTF 2 in May 2007, a position he held until June 2009. He also served as the Director Special Operations Forces from 2011 to 2013 and since 2014 has commanded CANSOFCOM. MGen Rouleau has deployed on operations in the Balkans, Africa, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. His decorations include the Governor General’s Commendation (Sarajevo 92), Meritorious Service Cross (Afghanistan 07) and he was inducted as an Officer within the Order of Military Merit in 2013. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Manitoba, a Master of Defence Studies and a Master of Arts Degree in Security, Defence Policy and Management, both from the Royal Military College of Canada.

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BGen. Porkoláb – NATO ACT

Brigadier-General Imre Porkoláb is currently serving as NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation’s representative to the Pentagon, liaising with the US DoD, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, and think tanks in Washington DC. BGen Porkoláb has served on operational tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and in different command and leadership positions, including Chief of SOF Department, G3 (operations), Joint Force Command, Chief of Partnering, J3 (operations), SOCEE, and

Commander of the 34th Special Forces Battalion. BGen Porkoláb received his BA in Military Engineering from Kossuth Lajos Military College. He holds three Master’s degrees (International Relations, Military Leadership and Defence Analysis) from the University of Economics – BIGIS, Zrínyi Miklós National Defense University, and the Naval Postgraduate School respectively. He received his PhD in Military Leadership from Zrínyi Miklós National Defense University and has completed the Senior Executives in National and International Security program at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Cmdre. Angus Topshee – Royal Canadian Navy

Commodore Angus Topshee was born in Ottawa and is a Surface Warfare Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. His diverse education includes undergrad at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston (1994) and the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra (1993), a Master’s degree at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland (1996), and professional military education through the Naval War College in Newport (2006) and the Canadian Forces College in Toronto (2016). He has deployed in ships around the world and has accumulated countless sea

stories involving pirates, sharks, terrorists, volcanoes, whales, fires, and all the other things which make life at sea a true adventure. In 2009-2010, he had the great privilege of commanding HMCS Algonquin, a tour which included providing security for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as well as a deployment to South America. His shore postings include two tours in the Navy’s Strategy directorate as penance for all of his sea time and three fantastic years in

command of Canadian Forces Base Halifax, home of Canada’s East Coast Navy. He also deployed to Afghanistan for all of 2011 as the director of Afghanistan National Police Training within the NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTM-A). He is presently employed as the Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Plans at NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters in Colorado Springs. He is blessed with four fantastic daughters and an incredibly supportive wife.

BGen. Kevin G. Whale – Royal Canadian Air Force Brigadier-General Whale enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1986 and achieved his pilot's wings in 1990. His staff experience includes Training and Concept Development within 1 Wing Headquarters, Kingston, Chief of Staff at the Canadian Defence Academy, Kingston, and various strategic level positions at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. BGen Whale's command and leadership roles have included those of a US Army Aviation Attack Platoon Leader and Aviation Battalion

Battle Captain, Squadron Deputy Commanding Officer (400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, Borden), Squadron Commanding Officer (427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron, Petawawa) and Wing Commander (1 Wing HQ, Kingston). His international experience includes assignments in Germany, with the US Army, a flying tour in Bosnia, integration of Special Operations Aviation Detachments in Afghanistan and as Chief of Current Operations on OP MOBILE (Libya) in NATO's Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters, Naples, Italy. His professional development and education include a BSc in Physics from the University of Western Ontario, a MSc in Organizational Leadership from Norwich University, Vermont, the Land Forces Transition Command and Staff Course, Kingston, and both the Joint Command and Staff Program and the National Security Program at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto. BGen Whale's recognized achievements include a US Army Commendation for contribution to the US Army Task Force XXI program, a Commander 1 Canadian Air Division Commendation for aviation project development, a Chief of the Air Staff Commendation for Air Force strategy development, and two Chief of Defence Staff Commendations for his service during OP MOBILE and for contributions to RCAF readiness. BGen Whale is currently the Director General & Component Commander -Space, National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa.

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Dr. James Greer – Leads Institute

Dr. James Greer, PhD has more than 40 years of experience leading, developing and managing leader development, training, education and operations for national and multi-national organizations with varying missions. Colonel (Retired) Greer served 30 years in the US Army, commanding organizations up to Brigade level and serving in strategic planning positions on the Joint Staff and in support of the National Security Council. A past Director of the US Army School of

Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), he is a student and practitioner of Design in support of planning and decision making. He currently leads the creation of leader development programs focused on development of design, strategic planning, strategic foresight, complex problem solving, crisis management and values-based leadership skills for commercial and private sector organizations. He has facilitated the application of Design to campaign planning for ARCENT, ARNORTH, and USARPAC. Jim has taught Design across the Federal Government, including SOCOM, CYBERCOM, CENTCOM, USARPAC, ARNORTH, ARCENT, multiple Corps, Divisions, Brigades and Battalions, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Canadian Forces Colleges, and at the university and community college levels. He holds a Doctorate in Education, focusing on Army leader development, and Master's Degrees in Education, Operational Planning and National Security. Ofra Graicer – Israel Defence Force

Dr. Ofra Graicer is an expert in systemic operational design (SOD) and aspiring Generalist a-la Joseph Campbell, working for the past two decades with Militaries and Defense establishments around the globe, towards transforming them into self-disruptive systems. Ofra co-instructs the Israeli Defense Forces Generals’ Course alongside BG (Ret’) Dr. Shimon Naveh, where they prepare Senior Military Officers for General Staff

level of performance, and guide them through the process of devising strategy

and operations for the new era. Dr. Graicer’s research areas range from Deep Operations to Special Operations and Cyber, where she develops Future Concepts, war-games and simulations. Her book ‘Two Steps Ahead: From Deep Ops to Special Ops - Wingate the General’ has been circulating in leading military command schools since 2009. Ofra served as a Snipers Officer in the IDF and is educated in Art and Film, Political Science and Security Studies. You can visit her dedicated website at www.ofragraicer.com

Ben Zweibelson – JSOU SOCOM Ben Zweibelson is the Program Director for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Design Education at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) in the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) located in Tampa, Florida. He is also a doctoral student with the Australian National University where he is focused on the postmodern military design movement across the Anglosphere. Ben is a retired U.S. Army Infantry Officer

with over 22 years combined service and multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been awarded the Bronze Star on four different occasions along with numerous other awards and citations. Ben holds an undergraduate degree in Graphic Design with the University of Connecticut, a Masters in Liberal Arts with the Louisiana State University, a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences from the Air Command and Staff College, and a Masters in Military Operational Arts and Sciences (focusing on military design) from the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies. Ben is widely published and has educated, lectured, or facilitated design education with organizations across the U.S. Special Operations Command, the U.S. Air War College, the Canadian Forces College, U.S. Cyber Command, NATO Allied Command Transformation, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Polish Army, the Swedish Armed Forces, and numerous other government agencies, militaries and academic institutions. Ben resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife Jill and their three children.

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Harold Nelson – University of Montana

Dr. Harold Nelson is a visiting scholar in the School of Computer Science at the University of Montana. He was the 2009-2010 Nierenberg Distinguished Professor of Design in the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University. He has been a Senior Lecturer in the graduate School of Business and Public Policy, and Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. As a consultant, Dr. Nelson has

worked with a variety of organizations, including: non-profits and corporations, state and federal agencies, international governments, and the United Nations, and continues to work as an educator, consulatant, and researcher in the field of organizational systems design where he brings both design thinking and systems science to the study of organizations and innovation. Dr. Nelson received his PhD, graduating with distinction, from the University of California at Berkeley. He received his Master of Architecture degree from U.C. Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Montana State University.

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Antoine Bousquet – Birkbeck, University of London Antoine Bousquet joined Birkbeck in 2007 and is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations. His main areas of specialism cover war and society, the history and philosophy of science and technology, and social and political theory. He is the author of The Scientific Way of Warfare: Order and Chaos on the Battlefields of Modernity (Hurst/Columbia, 2009), a widely cited account of the influence of major scientific paradigms and key associated technologies on the conceptualisation and

practice of war in the modern era. Antoine has also contributed peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on subjects that include Cold War computing, the future of military organisation, jihadist terrorist networks, complexity theory in international relations, and the conceptualisation and historical sociology of war. His second monograph, The Martial Gaze: The Logistics of Military Perception in the Age of Global Targeting will be published by University of Minnesota Press in 2018.

Tarak Barkawi – London School of Economics Tarak Barkawi is Reader in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He specializes in armed conflict and military relations between the West and the non-European world in historical and contemporary perspective. Tarak earned his PhD in Political Science at the University of Minnesota. He has held fellowships at the Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Harvard University; the

Department of War Studies, King’s College London (as a MacArthur Fellow); the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University; and the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University. Tarak has been involved in professional military education and consulting. He has lectured at staff colleges and military academies, supervised the research of military MPhil Students at Cambridge for ten years, and conducted short courses for officers and NCOs in universities and in pre-deployment training.

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Philippe Beaulieu-B. – Canadian Forces College (CFC)

Dr. Philippe Beaulieu-B is an assistant professor specializing in Defence, Security Studies and Design Thinking at Canadian Forces College (CFC) and a design thinking facilitator. Philippe is currently writing a book developing a sociology of military design thinking. He literally followed the footprints of design thinking from Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the US army, US Special Operations Forces and Canadian Armed Forces in the last three years. He is the director of the Archipelago of Design project aimed at

making available the experiences of defence practitioners with new planning and innovation methodologies for research and education purposes (with Dr. Philippe Dufort). Under this project, Philippe organized 3 international conferences and led the publication of a first special issue including the articles of 16 defence practitioners based on four continents published by the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies (JMSS) in 2017. Philippe holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St-Andrews in the United Kingdom. In 2018, Routledge’s New International Relations Series will publish his book on confirmation biases involved in the relationship between theory and practice. Philippe also published in the Review of International Studies (RIS) about Theorizing Ambiguities in Securitization Theory (2017) and in International Relations (2015).

Philippe Dufort – Saint-Paul University (SPU) Philippe Dufort is an assistant professor at the School of Conflict Studies of Saint Paul University, Ottawa. He studies the epistemological roots of strategic innovation with a special interest in intrinsic reflexive practices of military practitioners. His researches are based on in depth interviews and ethnographies of high ranked military officers. His research aims at retrieving tacit and mētis war knowledge. He holds a PhD from the

Department of Politics and International Studies of the University of Cambridge, UK. He was the founding director of the School of Social Innovation of Saint Paul University. He is an associate researcher at the Superior School of War of Colombia. He directs the Archipelago of Design project with Professor Philippe Beaulieu-B, Canadian Forces College (CFC). Apart from his experience in academic research, he has previously worked as a journalist in Latin America, a Human Rights watcher in conflict zones, and as a contractual analyst for the Canadian Mission toward the European Union in Brussels.