Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownCyberspace and Special Operations Forces
SOF Creative Problem Solving – Fundamentals Online
Special Operations Forces-Security Cooperation
Recent Publications
Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone
Back to the future: Designing the role of NATO Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century (Atlantica article)
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
Recently Ended
Lunchtime Talk with Dr. Perlman: French Intelligence & US Foreign Policy
ThinkJSOU Panel: Crucibles in SOF History and Lessons Learned for the 4th Age
ThinkJSOU with Mick Ryan; War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownCyberspace and Special Operations Forces
SOF Creative Problem Solving – Fundamentals Online
Special Operations Forces-Security Cooperation
Recent Publications
Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone
Back to the future: Designing the role of NATO Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century (Atlantica article)
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
Recently Ended
Lunchtime Talk with Dr. Perlman: French Intelligence & US Foreign Policy
ThinkJSOU Panel: Crucibles in SOF History and Lessons Learned for the 4th Age
ThinkJSOU with Mick Ryan; War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict
SOF Creative Problem Solving – Fundamentals Online
Description
This fully-online, semi-synchronous, faculty-guided course is designed to provide students with an orientation to the fundamentals of creativity and innovation, as well as an introduction to a 4-stage, deliberate creative problem-solving methodology for application in SOF-peculiar contexts. Students are provided a weekly module consisting of approx. 4-5 hrs of self-paced educational content (assigned articles, chapters, case-studies, videos, podcasts) and are expected to complete weekly check-on-learning assessments including, but not limited to: a) quizzes; b) writing assignments / discussion board posts; c) creative product development challenges; and d) .ppt / concept briefings. Important: this class format is designed for students who are working their day job but who also have an ability to participate in a weekly Zoom Gov meeting with faculty to review material and receive feedback on their work. Total time commitment: approx. 5 hrs per week
Audience
Personnel assigned to USSOCOM, its components, TSOCs, and those units and agencies in direct support of USSOCOM. Others will be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Grades: E-5 to E9 and O-1 to O-10 and Government Civilian equivalents. *24 seats available per iteration
Materials
Students will have access to all required materials through JSOU’s e-campus.