Based on S-2's request, here's a thread dedicated to discuss EBO and SOD. I'm certainly not an expert, but have enough to be able to carry on a conversation about it. It's interesting to see the level of understanding of the concepts that exist out there and the level of conflation that exists as well. I've only had time to pull down links from Military Review that talk mostly the US Army's adaptation of SOD in the form of design or operational design.
More to follow . . .
From Tactical Planning to Operational Design
Systemic Operational Design: Learning and Adapting in Complex Missions
Educating by Design: Preparing Leaders for a Complex World
The Art of Design: A Design Methodology
The Israeli Defense Forces Response to 2006 War with Hezbollah
Tipping Sacred Cows: Moral Potential Through Operational Art
Unleashing Design: Planning and the Art of Battle Command
Design: How, Not Why
A Case Against Systemic Operational Design
More to follow . . .
From Tactical Planning to Operational Design
Systemic Operational Design: Learning and Adapting in Complex Missions
Educating by Design: Preparing Leaders for a Complex World
The Art of Design: A Design Methodology
The Israeli Defense Forces Response to 2006 War with Hezbollah
Tipping Sacred Cows: Moral Potential Through Operational Art
Unleashing Design: Planning and the Art of Battle Command
Design: How, Not Why
A Case Against Systemic Operational Design
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