Personnel will be aware of cognitive biases associated with thinking fast and slow. They will also develop both their divergent (creative) and convergent (critical) thinking abilities through both formal learning and immersive application.
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Critical and Creative ThinkingMilitary Ethics Workshop Brings Researchers Together to Tackle Emerging Ethical ChallengesMilitary ethics is evolving alongside technology and modern conflict. A recent workshop brought scholars together to examine AI, unlimited liability, and how we understand war crimes.
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Critical and Creative ThinkingThe Royal New Zealand Navy: An Agile or Fragile Navy for a Large Maritime NationAgile in crisis but fragile in structure: is the Royal New Zealand Navy a versatile regional force, or a navy stretched too thin to meet its government’s ambitions?
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The Art of War Joint CompetencyIn praise of bloody-mindednessIs principled stubbornness a military strength? In today’s cognitive battlespace, bloody-minded commitment to values may be a force multiplier.
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The Art of War Joint CompetencyPunched in the Face: Towards an Ontology of Strategic SurpriseStrategic surprise is inevitable. The real challenge is not prediction, but understanding how surprise unfolds and how nations respond when plans collide with reality.
> 30 min09/03/2026