Creativity is a multifaceted concept which has seen an increased relevancy in the contemporary military debate. Creativity is often thought of as a desirable trait among leaders within military organizations, by viewing war as an art. Even though the concept has a stated importance in both science and doctrine, there is a noticeable shortage of explicit descriptive texts about the phenomenon. The US army has recently implemented a new design methodology, with the purpose of enabling and harnessing creativity. Creativity and its role within military organizations should not be seen as self-explanatory. The concept is allegedly barrowed from other scientific fields, such as sociology and psychology. This thesis aims to bring an understanding of military creativity and its construction in the US army context through Koselleck’s conceptual history analysis. This is done by studying contemporary and premillennial doctrines both synchronically and diachronically. The results show an increased overall value toward creativity as a concept and has been implemented on all levels of warfare. Military creativity revolves mostly around divergent thinking, though it also includes convergent thinking. This study suggests that part of the reason for its increased value is linked with the enhanced expectations of its importance in future, unknown conflicts, and environments.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:fhs-10123 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Olsson, Johan |
| Publisher | Försvarshögskolan |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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