ADF: A Spoken Dialogue System for Command and Control

Research Paper Title A Spoken Dialogue System for Command and Control. Executive Summary We report on activities undertaken in the research program ‘Smart And Rapid Information Access for Joint Command and Control (C2)’ one of whose goals was to enhance the spoken natural language (SNL) control of technologies and information for Deployable Joint Forces Headquarters… Read More

New Page Uploaded: No Plan Survives Contact with the Enemy

I have just uploaded a new webpage ‘No Plan Survives Contact with the Enemy‘. A pithy statement I first came into contact with during service with the British Army. It has roots that can be viewed from 2,500 years ago (with a bit of imagination). Presented as an insight article rather as an in-depth piece,… Read More

ADF: 7 Lessons in Leadership & Innovation

Dr Alex Zelinksy’s 7 Lessons in Leadership and Innovation documents the Chief Defence Scientist’s reflections on leadership development and the innovation space. The brochure was distributed as a companion document to Dr Zelinsky’s presentation of the Warren Centre’s 2013 Innovation Lecture. Download: 7 Lessons in Leadership and Innovation.

New Page: An Overview of the (Military) Staff Officer

A new webpage has just been uploaded ‘An Overview of the (Military) Staff Officer’ which can be found here. A downloadable PDF version can be found here. What does the article contain? What is a staff officer? Command officer versus staff officer. How to become a staff officer. Staff officer grades. Staff assistants. The role… Read More

Understanding Three Age-Old Truths about War…

“Our record of learning from previous experience is poor; one reason is that we apply history simplistically, or ignore it altogether, as a result of wishful thinking that makes the future appear easier and fundamentally different from the past. The best way to guard against a new version of wishful thinking is to understand three age-old truths about war… Read More

The Arena: Doer or Observer, Which are You?

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who… Read More