Journal of Systems Thinking · Volume 2, Issue 1 · 2022-11-02
U.S. Air Force Career Field Management
At the Intersection of Futures Studies and Systems Thinking
Austin Wiggins
https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.2025-0061aw
Abstract
Air Force practices of career field management have yet to adapt to the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment that it is increasingly encountering. This paper augments established Air Force management practices with tools and techniques pulled from futures studies. A case study and the agentbased approach was used to recommend the futures practice of horizon scanning and gaining more inclusion from voices throughout the career field.
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