Proteus Management Group

Proteus Management Group is an international consortium and think tank focusing on the refinement, continued development and practical application of the Proteus set of established insights to:

·     Assist strategic and high-operational level decision makers, planners and analysts in “outside the box” consideration and critical analysis of national military and intelligence issues within the Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) environment.

·     Help the strategic decision maker, planner or analyst to:

§     Consider values and perceptions of future target audiences, and by systematically looking “outside” of the values contained in Western Civilization when considering the application of all elements of national power: Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic (DIME).

§     Identify and consider the 2^nd and 3^rd order effects and unintended Consequences of policy and strategy decisions.

The United States Army War College, in collaboration with the Office of the Director, National Intelligence (DNI), will conduct an academic workshop to explore the complexity of the future global security environment, its discrete threats and opportunities, and examine new and emerging Proteus related strategies and processes to meet 21^st century U.S. national security needs. This workshop’s overall purpose is to vet and exchange ideas through presentation of submitted papers. The event will take place 22–24 August 2006 at the Center for Strategic Leadership, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

The Proteus Management Group, established in mid-December 2005, is a resident project within the Center for Strategic Leadership. The project is sponsored by the DNI to promote further discourse, study and research on the application of Proteus Insights (PI) to strategic issues, focusing on the refinement, continued development, and use of the Proteus lenses in future scenarios. A second objective is to assist strategic and high-operational level decision-makers, planners, and intelligence analysts using all elements of national power in creative consideration and critical analysis of future national security, military, and intelligence issues within the JIIM environment.

Educational Exercises/Experiential Learning
Learning role playing, games and simulations that either require user/student input or incorporate Proteus Insights in the simulation, course work, hypothetical case studies/scenarios and a future “Proteus Gaming.” This topic area examines course work, computer assisted learning, role playing games and simulations that incorporate PI on critical and “outside the box” thinking and support the communities listed above. Examples: Role Playing Simulation (RPS), gaming using RPS or gaming technology, real world tools development (collaboration, C2), applicable case studies, student learning models for critical thinking, smart agent technology, Protean “Planes of Influence” and doctrinal PI discussions.

Publication
Proteus related publications in education and experiential learning and decision and analytical support tools and emerging technologies.

Analysis and Decision Support
Applicability of PI in strategic and operational analysis and decision-making: i.e. decision-making toolkits, expert agents, models and/or simulation. This topic area looks at the application of PI in intelligence analysis, decision-making, and planning processes at the strategic and operational levels. Examples include National and Joint intelligence processes, perception management in Information Operations (IO), the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), Joint and Strategic planning, Interagency planning and decision-making; expert agents and cognitive assistants that support analytic functions; cultural, social and/or psychological applications in policy scenarios that could be influenced by Protean thought, and counterterrorism or GWOT applications.

Future Research
Study into new insights and work on future Proteus applications. This topic area will explore new Proteus related insights, refinement and development of current insights, and work on Protean applications for identifying future threats and capitalizing on opportunities. Examples include Alternative Futures planning processes, simulation and gaming using PI, development of new insights and lenses, procurement and logistics processes, robotic applications, Artificial Intelligence research and future technology convergence (Nano, Micro, Info, Bio, Cogno), threats and/or opportunities.