Designing Adaptive Thinkers: How Cognitive Interventions Shape Innovation and Decision-Making in Military Organizations

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This article explores how cognitive interventions in modern military organizations influence adaptive thinking, innovation, and decision-making amid complex security challenges. It highlights the use of epistemic devices in shaping problem framing and sensemaking in defense institutions.

Abstract Modern military organizations operate in environments characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity, technological acceleration, and interconnected security challenges. While defense institutions have invested in design thinking, red teaming, experimentation, and professional military education, limited evidence exists regarding how these interventions influence adaptive thinking. This article examines how structured cognitive interventions, referred to as epistemic devices, shape problem framing, sensemaking, and decision-making … Read more The post Designing Adaptive Thinkers: How Cognitive Interventions Shape Innovation and Decision-Making in Military Organizations appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.