Project Description
- Client: NATO
- User Group: Joint C2
- Status: Ideation Report Delivered
Current approaches to Command and Control do not fully enable NATO’s Military Instrument of Power to plan, prepare, orchestrate and execute synchronized activities, across all domains and environments, at scale and speed. The Alliance needs to adapt existing concepts, doctrine, and processes to enable and strengthen its multi-domain approach to C2 in order to deter and defend against any adversary across the Continuum of Competition. This will require changes to mindset and organizational culture, and taking advantage of technological opportunities.
NATO must continue to adapt to a future battlespace that is persistent, simultaneous and boundless so that it can deter and defeat adversaries across all domains and environments. The Alliance must generate the capacity to understand the projected multi-domain threats, so that we can continue to act decisively in the future across the five operational domains in an orchestrated and synchronized manner.
Highlights
To achieve optimal command capability, the three dimensions of competency, authority, and responsibility should be well-balanced. Depending on the level of competency, the appropriate levels of authority and responsibility should be assigned. The preferred command capability areas form an ellipse on the authority-responsibility surface, which moves diagonally across the surface as competency increases. This balanced command envelope represents the ideal combination of competency, authority, and responsibility. Military organizations should ensure that all their members lie within this envelope throughout their careers to maximize motivation, initiative, and performance while minimizing the risks of dangerous or ineffectual command.