Sofge Robert B. Knowledge Centric Warfare: An Introduction

Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania: U.S. Army War College, 2009. — 38 p.On 15 January 2009, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) published his Concept for Joint Operations, calling it the most fundamental of all US military concepts while signaling an expansion of and shift in focus within in the military domain. Knowledge Centric Warfare, an evolutionary step beyond Network Centric Warfare, provides a conceptual underpinning to propel this fundamental shift in the joint force. Built upon the philosophical position that knowledge is inseparable from the knower, it rejects the objectification of knowledge and argues that deliberately developing the private and cultural mental models of the force will achieve the Chairman's vision.