Posted August 18, 2016 9:00 am by Comments

By Tactical-Life

The Army’s Training and Doctrine commander challenged military, industry and academic leaders attending the Mad Scientist Conference, Monday, Aug. 8 and Tuesday, Aug. 9, to think differently about the future.

“There’s a preoccupation with trying to predict the future,” said Gen. David G. Perkins, TRADOC commander. He challenged the group assembled at Georgetown University to describe the future —
not predict it.

“That sounds like a nuance, but actually it’s a significant nuance,” Perkins said. He explained that describing the future requires having a well-rounded understanding of the environment. It means understanding the changing variables and not “hardwiring” a solution.

During the conference, these “mad scientists” are tasked with describe the strategic security environment in 2050. The Mad Scientist initiative is co-sponsored by the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Strategic Studies Group, TRADOC, and the Georgetown University Center for Security Studies.

This is the second year a group has met in Georgetown for this ongoing intelligence initiative. Speakers include Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark Milley, along with the editor of Popular Science Magazine, the president of FutureScout LLC, the director of the Australian War Research Center and representatives from universities across the …Read the Rest

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